A selection of Lord Vinson's votes

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• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted for university tuition fees Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Recent appearances

• Housing: No-fault Evictions - Question 15 May 2019

  My Lords, I hope any new legislation will make it possible for servicemen and others who need to go abroad as part of their jobs to be able when they come home to reclaim the houses they have let. I am afraid that a great many houses will not come on the market for letting if that is not made possible.

• Further Developments in Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union - Motion to Take Note (Continued) 11 Mar 2019

  Does the noble Lord believe that, as you get older, you should get wiser? That would possibly have some bearing on how people vote.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Children: Protection 16 Jan 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the government of Western Australia’s policy to exempt parents from a criminal records check when volunteering in certain cases to support and participate in their child’s education; and whether they intend to introduce a similar policy in the UK in view of the decline in overall voluntary activity.

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Profile

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 7 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)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 81 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)