A selection of Lord Vinson's votes

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• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• 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
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — HM Treasury: Charities: Taxation 27 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they intend to review the application of the Common Reporting Standard to small charities, including Parochial Church Councils, that are currently obliged to complete Tax Jurisdiction Entity Certification in the same manner as financial institutions, in the light of the considerable cost of doing so, and of the lack of any de minimis exemption for...

• Written Answers — Home Office: Freedom of Expression 3 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking, through instruction to the appropriate authorities and through the dissemination of guidance, to clarify their position concerning the right to insult as an element of freedom of speech.

• Shale Gas - Question for Short Debate 7 Mar 2017

  Before the noble Lord sits down, will he say clearly that his society would strongly recommend the development of shale gas because of the huge economic benefits it could bring to this country, subject only to satisfactory safeguards in its production?

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1985

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Apr 2007 to 3 Aug 2007)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (28 Jun 2001 to 18 Nov 2004)
• Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England (7 Dec 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (15 Nov 1990 to 22 Oct 1991)

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Vinson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 17.16% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 77 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)