A selection of Lord Northbourne’s votes

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• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, in 2011.
• Voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 14 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 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.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education 24 Jan 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that all state funded schools adequately prepare their pupils for the responsibilities of probable future parenthood.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Personal, Social, Health and Economic Education 27 Apr 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government why the most recent Ofsted publications setting out the various issues to be taught in (1) personal, social and health education, and (2) sex and relationship education, in secondary schools make no reference to preparing pupils for future responsibilities as parents.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Sex and Relationship Education 30 Mar 2017

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the recently introduced obligation requiring all secondary schools to teach sex and relationship education requires schools to teach pupils about important relationships other than sexual relationships, particularly the relationships between fathers and sons.

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Profile

Former Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1982

Left the House of Lords on 4 September 2018

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub-Committee C (30 Nov 1989 to 5 Nov 1993)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D (6 Nov 1985 to 1 Nov 1990)