A selection of Lord Freyberg’s votes

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• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 12 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, in 2011.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Advanced Artificial Intelligence - Motion to Take Note 24 Jul 2023

  My Lords, I too add my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, for securing today’s timely debate. With rapid advancements in artificial intelligence, the possibilities seem boundless, but they also come with potentially significant risks. Like the noble Lord, Lord Kakkar, I will speak to how the opportunities and risks of the development of AI pertain to healthcare. Machine learning,...

• Arts and Creative Industries: Freelancers and Self-employed Workers - Question for Short Debate 15 Jun 2023

  My Lords, one of the fascinating facts about the creative industries is the very large proportion of freelancers and self-employed workers in them. In the year to September 2022 there were 3.1 million filled job roles in the creative and cultural industries and, of those, 989,000 were self-employed. This is more than double the self-employment rate in the wider economy, but freelancers and...

• Written Answers — Department for Culture, Media and Sport: National Gallery: Copyright 28 Mar 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government how much the National Gallery raised in image fees from their image licensing department in 2021–22 and 2022–23; and what costs that were directly applicable to the sale of image licenses were incurred.

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Entered the House of Lords in 1993

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (23 Nov 1999 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee (28 Nov 1995 to 19 Nov 1998)