A selection of Lord Butler of Brockwell's votes

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

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Recent appearances

• Brexit: European Investment Bank (European Union Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 16 Jul 2019

  My Lords, I start by saying how very much I have enjoyed serving on the EU finance sub-committee. I have now been rotated from it on to the Select Committee on the social effects of gambling. I hope one is not regarded as a qualification for the other. As has already been said, during the four years I have been a member of the sub-committee, it has been splendidly chaired by the noble...

• UK’s Ambassador to the USA: Resignation - Statement 11 Jul 2019

  My Lords, with some regret I express my support for the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Meyer. There is a convention that when there is a prospect of a change of government, Governments do not take major decisions. There is a good reason for that, which is that the incoming Government should have full confidence in the person who is appointed. Is it not necessary that this...

• UK’s Ambassador to the USA: Resignation - Statement 11 Jul 2019

  My Lords, with some regret I express my support for the question asked by the noble Baroness, Lady Meyer. There is a convention that when there is a prospect of a change of government, Governments do not take major decisions. There is a good reason for that, which is that the incoming Government should have full confidence in the person who is appointed. Is it not necessary that this...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1998

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Currently held offices

• Member, Gambling Industry Committee (since 13 Jun 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Investigatory Powers Bill (Joint Committee) (25 Nov 2015 to 11 Feb 2016)
• Member, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (16 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (26 Oct 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Leader's Group on Working Practices Committee (27 Jul 2010 to 26 Apr 2011)
• Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (25 Nov 2009 to 15 May 2013)

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• Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Butler of Brockwell’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 13.99% 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") 140 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)