A selection of Lord Forsyth of Drumlean’s votes
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Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes
5 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2011.
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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.
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Almost always voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
2 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2011.
Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
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Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
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Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes
0 votes for, 9 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2011.
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Recent appearances
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My Lords, would my noble friend welcome the conversion of the Liberal Democrats to the idea that cutting taxes results in more revenue? Could she explain to them that, at the moment, we need that revenue because of the level of borrowing the Government have?
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Just to follow on from that question from the noble Lord, Lord Evans, does my noble friend accept that all organisations, however properly conducted, can find themselves in difficulty over the money laundering regulations—as, for example, happened with HSBC, of which the noble Lord, Lord Evans, was a director?
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I am sure the noble Lord would not want to mislead the House; he has obviously looked into that matter. That Motion was that consideration of Second Reading should be deferred by six months, not that the Bill should be destroyed.
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Conservative Peer
Entered the House of Lords in 1999
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (8 Sep 2020 to 22 Jan 2021)
- Chair, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (4 Sep 2018 to 8 Sep 2020)
- Chair, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (4 Sep 2018 to 8 Sep 2020)
- Chair, Economic Affairs Committee (27 Jun 2017 to 19 Jan 2022)
- Chair, Economic Affairs Committee (27 Jun 2017 to 19 Jan 2022)
- Chair, Economic Affairs Committee (27 Jun 2017 to 15 May 2013)
- Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (8 Dec 2015 to 4 Mar 2016)
- Member, Economic Affairs Committee (8 Jun 2015 to 27 Jun 2017)
- Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (25 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Member, Soft Power Committee (16 May 2013 to 11 Mar 2014)
- Member, Economic Affairs Committee (15 Dec 2008 to 15 May 2013)
- Member, Barnett Formula Committee (10 Dec 2008 to 12 Nov 2009)
- Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee) (19 Jun 2002 to 5 May 2005)
- Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England (6 Mar 2000 to 11 May 2001)
- Secretary of State for Scottish Office (5 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
- Minister of State (Home Office) (20 Jul 1994 to 5 Jul 1995)
- Minister of State (Department of Employment) (14 Apr 1992 to 19 Jul 1994)
- Minister of State (Scottish Office) (7 Sep 1990 to 13 Apr 1992)
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office) (13 Jun 1987 to 7 Sep 1990)
- Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (9 Jun 1983 to 15 May 1987)
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