A selection of Lord Rees of Ludlow's votes

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• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• 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

• Artificial Intelligence (Select Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 19 Nov 2018

  My Lords, I add my appreciation of this timely and balanced report and welcome the chance to debate it here today. Machine learning, enabled by the ever-increasing number-crunching power of computers, is a potentially stupendous break- through. It allows machines to gain expertise, not just in game playing but in recognising faces, translating between languages, managing networks, and so...

• Terrorism: Emergency Communications - Question for Short Debate 5 Jul 2018

  My Lords, I contribute to this debate with diffidence. Others speak with far greater authority and have had direct experience of and responsibility for dealing with terrorist incidents, or, more generally, with infrastructure failures that could cause disruption and social breakdown. I pay tribute to the commitment of the noble Lord, Lord Harris, to these issues. He has emphasised...

• University Admissions: Equality - Question 7 Jun 2018

  My Lords, the topic of this debate is in the context of Oxbridge, but we should surely see the issue as a broader one. A good degree has become a prerequisite for many jobs for which it was not needed in the past. In consequence, a degree is crucial for social mobility. Eighteen year-olds who have been unlucky or ill advised in their schooling or come from deprived backgrounds do not have a...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 October 2005

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Currently held offices

• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (since 23 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• 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)

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• Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Rees of Ludlow’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 16.95% 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") 48 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)