A selection of the Marquess of Salisbury's votes

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• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on more EU integration

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Recent appearances

• Renewable Energy - Question for Short Debate 5 Jun 2019

  My Lords, this debate has already become something of a no-brainer. Quite a lot of what I wanted to say has been said, so there is no point in repeating it, but I want to thank the noble Lord, Lord Cameron, for asking the Question which has generated the debate. The context is one in which we see a climate emergency, an increasing number of councils across the country responding to it and the...

• Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Motion to Take Note 2 May 2019

  My Lords, the context of this debate has changed radically over the past few months. Whatever you think of the tactics of Extinction Rebellion, what has been created by its disruption has put the environment on the agenda in a new way and with greater urgency. The debate in the other place yesterday on a climate emergency was Parliament catching up with more than 40 councils in the UK that...

• Honours System - Question 26 Mar 2019

  My Lords, I am not sure that the Minister’s Answer to the original Question from the noble Baroness was entirely convincing. There is careful screening to check whether somebody might be willing to consider accepting an honour before an application is ever made. That is done by talking to their family, their friends and others involved with them. Therefore, the figure of 2% refusals is...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 29 April 1992

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Other offices held in the past

• Leader of the Opposition, House of Lords (1 May 1997 to 2 Dec 1998)
• Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords (20 Jul 1994 to 1 May 1997)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (19 Oct 1992 to 8 Apr 1997)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (22 Apr 1992 to 20 Jul 1994)
• Member, Procedure Committee (9 Jun 1983 to 28 Jan 1987)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all the Marquess of Salisbury’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 0.00% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 76 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)