A selection of Lord Greenway’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 fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 10 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Merchant Shipping (Fire Protection) Regulations 2023 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 2 May 2023

  My Lords, I think this is the first occasion we have had to welcome the Minister to her new post as Shipping Minister. My mind goes back nearly 40 years to when it was almost de rigueur for the Shipping Minister to reside in this House, so it is extremely welcome to have a Shipping Minister back with us again. These draft resolutions are extremely important, as has been pointed out by the...

• Seafarers’ Wages Bill [HL] - Report: Amendment 1 26 Oct 2022

  My Lords, I very much endorse what the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, just said. I am very concerned about this amendment, as is the Chamber of Shipping. The Bill is part of the Government’s nine-point plan to address the whole problem of seafarer welfare—an important one nevertheless, dealing with services with close ties to the UK, making regular port-to-port international voyages adding up...

• National Shipbuilding Strategy - Statement 15 Mar 2022

  My Lords, this refreshed shipbuilding strategy is heavily geared towards naval shipbuilding. Can the Government confirm my reading from it, that we have abandoned all thought of building what I would call ordinary cargo-carrying merchant ships in the future? If we are going to just concentrate on specialist vessels, that is all well and good, but we will not sell too many ships like the...

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Entered the House of Lords in 1975

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (23 Nov 1999 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Member, House of Lords Offices Committee (29 Jun 1983 to 1 Nov 1990)
• Member, Refreshment Sub Committee (29 Jun 1983 to 6 Nov 1986)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (15 Nov 1978 to 13 Nov 1980)
• Member, House of Lords Offices Committee ( 7 Dec 1976 to 5 Apr 1979)