A selection of Lord Rees of Ludlow’s votes

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• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, in 2011.

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Recent appearances

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

  My Lords, the seemingly superhuman achievements of AI are enabled by a greater processing speed and memory storage of computers compared to flesh and blood brains. AI can cope better than humans with data-rich, fast-changing networks—traffic flow, electric grids, image analysis, et cetera. China could have a planned economy of the kind that Mao could have only dreamed of. However, the...

• Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill - Second Reading 19 Jun 2023

  My Lords, I declare an interest as a member of Cambridge University. Along with other speakers, I welcome the introduction of the LLE and hope that what is now proposed is just the first step towards creating an expanded and more flexible support system, spanning further and higher education. My comments will focus first on level 6 courses—traditional bachelor’s degrees. I will then...

• Preparing for Extreme Risks (RARPC Report) - Motion to Take Note 12 Jan 2023

  My Lords, I add my tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Arbuthnot, for his benign and effective chairmanship of this special inquiry, which illuminated crucial issues that are still underdiscussed. Indeed, we are still in denial about a whole raft of newly emergent mega-threats, which will be the focus of my remarks. We are increasingly reliant on vulnerable globe-spanning networks for food supply...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 October 2005

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Currently held offices

• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 19 Jan 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee (15 Oct 2020 to 24 Nov 2021)
• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (23 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (Higher education in STEM subjects) (25 Oct 2011 to 17 Jul 2012)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)