A selection of Lord Vinson's votes

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• Voted for university tuition fees Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011
• 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

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration 17 Dec 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to adopt the UN Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration; and if so, what assessment they have made of the impact of such an adoption, particularly in relation to whether doing so would make any criticism of immigration a criminal offence; and whether they have any plans to mitigate any such impact on freedom of speech.

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (1st Day) (Continued) 5 Dec 2018

  My Lords, is it not in fact true that our annual contribution to the EU is merely recycled and comes back to our science and other bodies, so moneys should still be available?

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: European Space Agency: Finance 31 Oct 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to seek compensation for the UK's contributions to the European Space Agency for those EU programmes it will no longer be able to participate in after Brexit; and if so, how much.

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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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Vinson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 17.39% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 80 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)