A selection of Lord Kirkham’s votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Health Improvement and Food Production - Motion to Take Note 7 Jul 2022

  Few subjects arouse stronger passions than the food that we consume. This should be no surprise given the well-attested evidence that we really are what we eat. In my home town of Doncaster—now, happily my home city—more than a decade ago, as some noble Lords may recall, a group of parents attained notoriety by defying Jamie Oliver’s well-intentioned efforts to improve the nutritional...

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (5th Day) 17 May 2022

  My Lords, it is a great privilege to participate in this debate on the gracious Speech. As a working-class child growing up in the north of England, I never maximised my grammar school education and have devoted much of the last 35 years to levelling-up efforts on behalf of the younger generation. I have specifically helped the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Outward Bound in their work to...

• Freedom of Speech - Motion to Take Note 10 Dec 2021

  My Lords, I heartily thank the most reverend Primate the Archbishop of Canterbury for today’s debate and for reminding us that free speech is fundamental to a just and generous society. Indeed, he said that it is the only means for a just and generous society. Clearly, freedom of speech is precious and should be protected. Freedom of speech is protected by parliamentary privilege within...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1999

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Leader's Group on Governance Committee (23 Mar 2015 to 14 Jan 2016)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2002 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2002 to 7 May 2005)