A selection of Lord Hunt of Chesterton's votes

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• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• 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
• Voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Conditions of Employment 15 Mar 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the statement by Lord Henley on 7 March, whether the proposed clauses on workers' rights for inclusion in the Withdrawal Agreement and Implementation Bill will include improvements to air quality and water quality both outside and inside the workplace.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Carbon Emissions 5 Mar 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government how, in developing policies to reduce annual average carbon emissions, they collaborate with other countries who share the same objectives.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: NHS: Drugs 25 Feb 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure (1) UK residents, and (2) medical organisations are aware of the guidance that has been issued on access to medicine in the case of a no-deal Brexit.

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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 13 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Hunt of Chesterton’s speeches
• Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 30.48% 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") 171 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)