A selection of Lord Berkeley’s votes

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• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 11 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011.
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• 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.

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Shipping: Isles of Scilly 20 Sep 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government what factors they will take into account in accepting a recommendation from the Council of the Isles of Scilly to accept a bid for new vessels paid for by the Levelling Up Fund, in the absence of a competitive tendering process.

• Tata Steel: Port Talbot - Statement 19 Sep 2023

  My Lords, the Minister will be aware of the great interest from his colleagues in the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero about offshore wind farms in the Celtic Sea. A number of us have been attending meetings about where these would be located and where the shore stations would be, if we can call them that. I live in Cornwall and felt fairly miserable that they could not be built...

• High Speed 2 - Commons Urgent Question 19 Sep 2023

  My Lords, about six to nine months ago, the Government said that they would pause all work at Euston. Has that happened? My impression is, as reports I get suggest, that there is a great deal of work going on there. Can the Minister tell us how much work has gone on even after it was paused?

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 2 May 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, Rail Freight Group; Piggybank Consortium (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Built Environment Committee (since 14 Apr 2021)
• Member, EU Goods Sub-Committee (since 23 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee ( 2 Jul 2019 to 23 Apr 2020)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (17 Dec 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (17 Dec 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, Select Committee on the Ceremony of Introduction (17 Dec 1997 to 30 Apr 1998)
• Member, Adminstration Sub Committee ( 5 Jun 1997 to 19 Nov 1998)
• Member, European Union Committee ( 3 Jun 1997 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market (28 Oct 1996 to 11 Nov 1999)