A selection of Lord Addington’s votes

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• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2008–2011.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.

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Recent appearances

• Schools: RAAC - Commons Urgent Question 19 Sep 2023

  My Lords, can the Minister enlighten us as to whether the Government have looked at whether specialist classrooms have been taken out as a result of this, and what effect that will have on the curriculum? For instance, science labs would be an obvious example. Also, in the creative subjects, if you have lost a theatre or an arts room where you were doing ceramics, you cannot complete the...

• T-levels - Question 25 Jul 2023

  My Lords, the Minister talked about the problems with these courses. There are virtually no problems that were not predicted. Could the Minister tell us what we are doing about careers advice for the young people taking these qualifications? Where there are courses which have failed—if everybody fails on the second year, as is pointed out in the report, they have failed—will the careers...

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Defibrillators 25 Jul 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government what plans, if any, they have to standardise the colour of defibrillation units to allow easier identification by the general public, and when they plan to communicate any such plans to the general public.

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1982

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Currently held offices

• Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) (since 17 May 2011)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee (15 Oct 2020 to 24 Nov 2021)
• Member, EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee ( 2 Jul 2019 to 23 Apr 2020)
• Member, The Arctic Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
• Member, Olympic and Paralympic Legacy Committee (16 May 2013 to 6 Nov 2013)
• Member, House Committee (Lords) ( 2 Jun 2010 to 15 Jun 2010)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) ( 2 Jun 2010 to 15 Jun 2010)
• Spokesperson for Defence, Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport , Deputy Chief Whip ( 8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Defence (27 Jul 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Sport), Culture, Media & Sport (19 Dec 2006 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Sport), Shadow Minister (17 Aug 2006 to 19 Dec 2006)
• People With Disabilities, Non-Departmental & Cross Departmental Responsibilities (19 Oct 2005 to 21 Mar 2006)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Sport), Culture, Media & Sport ( 1 Jun 2005 to 17 Aug 2006)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Disability), Work & Pensions ( 1 Jun 2005 to 25 Oct 2007)
• Deputy Chief Whip ( 1 Jun 2005 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Culture, Media & Sport (22 Feb 2005 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Work & Pensions (22 Feb 2005 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee ( 2 Dec 2004 to 26 Nov 2008)
• Shadow Minister (Sport), Culture, Media & Sport (26 Jan 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
• Other Whip (26 Jan 2004 to 1 Jun 2005)
• People With Disabilities, Non-Departmental & Cross-Departmental Responsibilities (26 Jan 2004 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Member, Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee (17 Dec 2003 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee (17 Dec 2003 to 7 May 2005)