A selection of the Earl of Listowel's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, in 2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, 11 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Local Authorities: Relationship Support Services - Question 5 Apr 2017

  My Lords, is the Minister aware that at the beginning of this decade the OECD found that one-fifth of children in this country were growing up without a father, compared with a quarter of children in the United States and one in seven children in Germany? We were performing poorly against our European neighbours. I welcome the funding that the Government are introducing. Does he agree that it...

• Children and Social Work Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments 4 Apr 2017

  My Lords, I too welcome much of what the Minister has said, as well as the work undertaken by the Government and the Members of the other House, particularly their acceptance of the amendment of the noble Baroness, Lady King, on adopted children, as promised. The Minister’s last words highlighting the continued financial support for higher education institutions to train social workers...

• Digital Economy Bill - Report (2nd Day) 20 Mar 2017

  My Lords, I offer my strongest support to my noble and learned friend Lady Butler-Sloss in her Amendment 25YD. She is of course a former president of the family courts and a chair of the adoption Select Committee which recommended additional support for adoptive families, a recommendation which has now been implemented. She has a long record in protecting vulnerable children. I apologise for...

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Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs (8 Dec 2003 to 30 Nov 2007)
• Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee (23 Nov 1999 to 7 Nov 2002)

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• Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all the Earl of Listowel’s speeches
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 32.60% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 585 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)