A selection of Lord Tugendhat's votes

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• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 11 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Leaving the European Union - Statement 22 May 2019

  My Lords, does my noble friend agree that the reason that we have not yet left the European Union is not because of machinations by Brussels, as the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, suggested, nor as a result of machinations in the House of Commons by people who voted to remain, but because a significant section of the Conservative Party refused to back its leader?

• UK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 21 May 2019

  My Lords, like others I should like to begin by congratulating my noble friend Lord Howell not just on this report but on the whole period of his chairmanship of the International Relations Committee. He has rendered an enormous service to the House, and the continuation of the committee after he steps down will maintain that work well into the future. The report itself is of course a timely...

• Making Tax Digital for VAT (Economic Affairs Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 29 Apr 2019

  My Lords, it is a matter of great regret to me that, because Brexit is such a dominant issue in our politics, I often find myself in opposition to my noble friend Lord Forsyth. It is therefore a great pleasure to be able to say how much I admire the way he has chaired the Economic Affairs Committee and its sub-committee. The fruit of his chairmanship has been shown in the considerable media...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1993

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Currently held offices

• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (since 25 May 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (6 Dec 2016 to 17 Mar 2017)
• Chair, EU External Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, The Arctic Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
• Chair, EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs (21 May 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, European Union Committee (16 May 2013 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (4 Dec 2012 to 5 Mar 2013)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (15 Dec 2008 to 15 May 2013)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Tugendhat’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 37.49% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 121 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)