A selection of Lord Birt's votes

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• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Berwyn Prison 1 Apr 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the investigation by the Financial Times into the operation of HM Prison Berwyn, published on 6 March.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Offenders: Rehabilitation 18 Mar 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the report by the National Audit Office, Transforming Rehabilitation: Progress review, published on 1 March 2019; what steps they intend to take in response; and what lessons they have learned from the report for policy-making and delivery across government.

• Written Answers — Treasury: VAT: Electronic Government 5 Mar 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the annual saving to HMRC of requiring VAT registered businesses to maintain their VAT records and to submit their VAT returns via Making Tax Digital; and what is their estimate of the incremental cost to the totality of VAT registered businesses of compliance with this requirement.

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 7 March 2000

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Birt’s speeches
• Has received answers to 35 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 8.70% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 77 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)