A selection of Lord Norton of Louth's votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 12 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• 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

• Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill - Report: Amendment 1 3 Sep 2019

  My Lords, I add my thanks to my noble friend Lord Howe for the amendments and place on record my thanks to the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, for all the work he has done on securing these amendments. They are extremely important—in particular, as my noble friend Lord Haselhurst would add, Amendment 5. This might be the Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill, but we and the...

• Written Answers — Leader of the House of Lords: Government Bills 23 Jul 2019

  To ask the Leader of the House, further to her Written Answer on 3 July (HL16472), what steps are being taken to increase the proportion of government bills published in draft and submitted for pre-legislative scrutiny by a joint committee or committee of either House.

• Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill - Committee (Continued): Amendment 29 22 Jul 2019

  My Lords, I agree with my noble friend in opposing the amendment. This is not an imposition we should place on the sponsor body. I start with a technical point, because the amendment is deficient in that it says: “The Sponsor Body must make arrangements for the report to be laid before and debated by both Houses of Parliament”. We can impose a duty on the sponsor body to lay a report...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1998

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Constitution Committee (8 Jun 2015 to 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, Information Committee (Lords) (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill Committee (14 May 2013 to 16 Dec 2013)
• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (16 May 2012 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) (6 Jul 2011 to 26 Mar 2012)
• Member, Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee (9 Jun 2010 to 15 May 2012)
• Member, Constitution Committee (14 Nov 2007 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Committee on Regulators (23 Nov 2006 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E - Justice and Institutions (24 May 2005 to 12 Nov 2009)
• Member, Constitution Committee (28 Jun 2001 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E (24 Nov 1998 to 11 May 2001)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Norton of Louth’s speeches
• Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 62.66% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 380 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)