Lord Winston

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11th May to 2nd June 2020

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2nd to 9th June 2020

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10th June 2020 onwards

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A selection of Lord Winston’s votes

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Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, in 2011.
Voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010.
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 fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011.
Has never voted on more EU integration Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 15 absences, between 2008–2011.

We have lots more plain English analysis of Lord Winston’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Lord Winston’s full vote analysis page for more.

Recent appearances

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill - Report (6th Day): Amendment 114G (to Amendment 114F) 17 Jan 2022

My Lords, I hope the noble Lord does not think I am being discourteous to the House by making a short intervention in this important debate. We have to be very careful about legal definitions of sex and gender. Primarily, the definitions are not legal but are in fact biological, as I have said in this Chamber before. That is a problem. That is one of the reasons why I agree with what the...
Procedure and Privileges - Motion to Agree: Amendment to the Motion 25 Oct 2021

The better to know who is making the mistakes.
Assisted Dying Bill [HL] - Second Reading: Amendment to the Motion 22 Oct 2021

I just want to pay my deepest and sincere compliments to the noble Baroness, Lady Meacher, whose humanity and speech were quite remarkable. We fully understand where she stands and have a huge amount of sympathy with what she says. In moving my amendment, I was fairly careful to adopt a neutral position, but one thing in this debate that remains a problem for me is how it has been assumed...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1995

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Currently held offices

Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (since 28 Jan 2021)

Other offices held in the past

Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (Higher education in STEM subjects) (13 Sep 2011 to 17 Jul 2012)
Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
Member, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee) (9 May 2007 to 8 Aug 2007)
Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (13 Nov 2002 to 12 Nov 2009)
Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (24 Nov 1998 to 11 May 2001)
Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (6 Oct 1997 to 11 May 2001)
Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (28 Oct 1996 to 8 Nov 2006)

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