A selection of Lord Skidelsky’s votes

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• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011.
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, in 2011.
• Has never voted on more EU integration Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 15 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.

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• Budget Statement - Motion to Take Note (Continued) 16 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I join other noble Lords in paying tribute to the remarkable maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Moyo. It was very thoughtful and thought provoking, and I very much appreciated her reference to me—she will have a great future here. The Budget was crafted in the shadow of disruptive world events over which the Chancellor has little or no control, but it is by its...

• Budget Statement - Motion to Take Note (Continued) 16 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I join other noble Lords in paying tribute to the remarkable maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Moyo. It was very thoughtful and thought provoking, and I very much appreciated her reference to me—she will have a great future here. The Budget was crafted in the shadow of disruptive world events over which the Chancellor has little or no control, but it is by its...

• Public Order Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 2 30 Jan 2023

  My Lords, I support the amendments in the names of the noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, and the noble and learned Lord, Lord Brown. They would require the police to prove that a person charged with an offence lacked reasonable excuse, rather than the person charged to prove that they had a reasonable excuse. In other words, they restore the presumption of innocence rather than guilt. The...

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Entered the House of Lords in 1991

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (1 Jul 2019 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 15 May 2018)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (9 Oct 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)
• Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (22 Nov 2006 to 6 May 2008)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E (12 Nov 1991 to 3 Nov 1994)