A selection of Lord Bassam of Brighton’s votes

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• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011.
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 11 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2008–2011.

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Recent appearances

• EU Programmes - Statement 7 Sep 2023

  My Lords, what a climbdown; what a humiliation. When it comes to Horizon Europe, the response is straightforward: “At last, what a relief”. The UK’s absence from Horizon has been enormously damaging to our national interest. It has cost our research, business and academic communities dear, with the loss of billions in funding as well as jobs and expertise—the very things that the...

• EU Programmes - Statement 7 Sep 2023

  Can the Minister clarify in which year, during any of the time that we were part of Horizon, we ever needed to have a clawback arrangement? My understanding was that we were net beneficiaries from Horizon for the entirety of the programme.

• Commonwealth Games - Question 7 Sep 2023

  My Lords, this has happened a few times before. Can the Minister ensure that His Majesty’s Government do more to facilitate discussions on the future direction of the competition? Does it need to be reinvented somehow or does more thought need to be given to reducing the costs to hosts? Would it perhaps be more sustainable if the frequency of the Games was varied to match economic needs?...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Net Zero) (since 21 Feb 2023)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology) (since 21 Feb 2023)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (since 21 Feb 2023)
• Member, Sub-Committee on Leave of Absence (since 28 Jun 2011)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (12 Dec 2022 to 20 Feb 2023)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport) (14 May 2020 to 20 Feb 2023)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and International Trade) (15 Apr 2020 to 20 Feb 2023)
• Member, Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (20 Jun 2019 to 23 Jul 2019)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Further & Higher Education) (25 Mar 2019 to 17 May 2021)
• Chair, Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee (17 May 2018 to 19 Mar 2019)
• Chair, Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee (17 May 2018 to 19 Mar 2019)
• Member, Services Committee ( 1 Sep 2016 to 1 Feb 2018)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) ( 8 Jun 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) ( 2 Jun 2010 to 1 Feb 2018)
• Shadow Chief Whip (Lords) (12 May 2010 to 24 Jan 2018)
• Deputy Speaker (Lords) (18 Dec 2008 to 24 Jan 2018)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (16 Dec 2008 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (16 Dec 2008 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (16 Dec 2008 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Accommodation Steering Group Committee (16 Dec 2008 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee ( 7 Oct 2008 to 1 Feb 2018)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) ( 7 Oct 2008 to 1 Feb 2018)
• Deputy Chairman of Committees ( 7 Oct 2008 to 24 Jan 2018)
• Chief Whip (House of Lords), HM Household ( 6 Oct 2008 to 11 May 2010)
• Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Government Whip (12 Jun 2001 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Government Whip ( 7 Jun 2001 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (28 Jul 1999 to 29 May 2002)