A selection of Lord Brittan of Spennithorne's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 11 absences, between 2008–2011
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, in 2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes 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 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

• Foreign Languages: European Institutions — Question 22 Oct 2013

  Does my noble friend agree that it would be helpful if, in the course of speeches made by Ministers on European issues, the availability of such positions in the European Commission and other institutions was mentioned, as a ministerial reference would carry much more weight than just making it available on paper?

• G8 Summit — Statement 19 Jun 2013

  Will my noble friend agree that the last time a serious attempt was made to reach a wide-ranging trade agreement between the United States and the European Union it foundered on the absolute refusal of the US regulatory agencies to agree to any degree of mutual recognition, let alone harmonisation, and that unless at the very highest level action is taken to deal with that blockage, this...

• EU: Recent Developments — Motion to Take Note 16 Feb 2012

  My Lords, the dramatic unfolding of the eurozone crisis, in particular the inevitable focus on the handling of the Greek situation, risks obscuring the more fundamental underlying debate about the eurozone that, in my view, has to take place. That debate is over the extent to which, for a monetary union to work, it needs to be accompanied by a fiscal union, and what the nature of such a...

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Profile

Former Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 29 February 2000

Left the House of Lords on 21 January 2015 — Died

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Other offices held in the past

• European Commissioner (26 Sep 1995 to 15 Sep 1999)
• Vice-President, European Commission (15 Jun 1989 to 15 Jun 1993)
• European Commissioner (14 Jun 1989 to 15 Sep 1999)
• President of the Board of Trade (2 Sep 1985 to 16 Jan 1986)
• The Secretary of State for the Home Department (11 Jun 1983 to 2 Sep 1985)
• The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (5 Jan 1981 to 11 Jun 1983)
• Minister of State (Home Office) (6 May 1979 to 5 Jan 1981)

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Brittan of Spennithorne’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 22.78% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 46 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)