A selection of Viscount Brookeborough’s votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 13 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, in 2011.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, 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.
• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.

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• Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) 14 Sep 2023

  My Lords, I, too, thank the Minister for presenting this budget. I feel rather sympathetic towards him in that he cannot come here for happy debates. One day, I hope that he will be able to do so. Luckily, much of what I was going to say has been said but, in particular, I would like to say that the noble Lord, Lord Alderdice, looked at this from an objective point of view and gave one or two...

• Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 9 21 Jun 2023

  I have just a quick point. When we talk about the individual giving all the relevant and truthful knowledge, to what extent will he be asked about the other people involved in the incident, whenever it was? If he fails to give information on them, does that mean that he has fallen short of what is required by the commission, because there is virtually no incident that did not involve a...

• Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 9 21 Jun 2023

  My Lords, I have listened to everything. I have not bothered to intervene because I basically agree that this is not a great Bill and that all we can hope to do is make it less damaging to what is happening in Northern Ireland. The one thing that strikes me is that reconciliation is on the face of the Bill. I have been struggling with that and with the definition of “reconciliation”. I...

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Entered the House of Lords in 1987

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Financial Exclusion Committee (25 May 2016 to 25 Mar 2017)
• Member, EU Sub Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment (21 Nov 2006 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (19 Nov 2002 to 7 Apr 2005)
• Member, European Union Committee ( 3 Dec 1998 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B (24 Nov 1998 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D (19 Nov 1988 to 8 Apr 1997)