A selection of Lord Hurd of Westwell’s votes

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• Generally 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.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011.
• Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Immigration: Detention — Question for Short Debate 26 Mar 2015

  My Lords, first, I make an appeal to my noble friend the Minister who will respond to this discussion. He has acquired a reputation for good sense and, perhaps I may dare say, for humanity, and I hope that he will listen to my short remarks with that reputation in mind. In the old days, although it may still be so, somewhere near the bottom of the Minister’s brief one would find the phrase,...

• Ukraine — Statement 25 Feb 2015

  Since my noble friend referred to the second Minsk agreement, which we all hope will be effective, can he tell us what his latest information is about that? The first reports were that implementation was only partial, and there were bits of Ukraine which we thought were covered by the agreement but which according to the Russians were not. Can he tell us if that is still the position?

• Chilcot Inquiry — Question 28 Jan 2015

  Can my noble friend give the House an assurance that when the report is finally published it will contain an adequate section explaining precisely what have been the difficulties and obstacles in the way of producing the report earlier?

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Former Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

Left the House of Lords on 9 June 2016

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Other offices held in the past

• Foreign Secretary (26 Oct 1989 to 7 Apr 1995)
• The Secretary of State for the Home Department ( 3 Sep 1985 to 25 Oct 1989)
• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (11 Sep 1984 to 2 Sep 1985)
• Minister of State (Home Office) (13 Jun 1983 to 11 Sep 1984)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) ( 6 May 1979 to 11 Jun 1983)