A selection of Lord Hunt of Chesterton's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Wind Power 4 Jun 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what analyses they have conducted into the operational lifetime of offshore and onshore wind energy machines; and what guidance they intend to provide in that regard to relevant individuals and organisations.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Wind Power 28 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the difficulties associated with the maintenance of wind turbines and associated equipment; and what steps they are taking, if any, to work with the offshore wind energy industry to address such difficulties.

• Conduct of Debate in Public Life - Motion to Regret 9 May 2019

  My Lords, I welcome this debate about how government and Parliament can improve public debate on the critical issues affecting public organisations, communities and specialist groups, such as immigration, relations between religious groups, social and economic interests and private organisations working in the public sphere. We need to know what has caused the great deterioration of...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 16 May 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: Professor of Climate Modelling, Department of Space and Climate Physics and Geological Sciences and Honorary Professor of Mathematics, University College London (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 8 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, The Arctic Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
• Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee) (13 May 2008 to 22 Jul 2008)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (3 Dec 2003 to 18 Nov 2004)
• Member, Committee On Animals In Scientific Procedures (28 Jun 2001 to 16 Jul 2002)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (26 Jun 2001 to 7 Nov 2002)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Hunt of Chesterton’s speeches
• Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 30.26% 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") 172 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)