A selection of the Earl of Listowel'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
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• 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

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Recent appearances

• Inequalities - Motion to Take Note 13 Jun 2019

  My Lords, it is a signal honour to follow my noble friend Lord Ravensdale’s excellent maiden speech. He lives in the Midlands and his wife is a secondary school teacher in, I think, an inner-city school. He is an engineer and an expert in nuclear physics. His experience and expertise will clearly be invaluable to your Lordships’ House. I am sure your Lordships will join me in hoping that...

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Affordable Housing 13 Jun 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that teachers, nurses and social workers can afford to live in areas of high cost housing.

• Children’s Health: Vehicle Emissions - Question for Short Debate 11 Jun 2019

  My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Moulsecoomb, who has campaigned on these issues for so long on behalf of her party, which is so dedicated to protecting the environment. I join noble Lords in thanking the noble Baroness, Lady Randerson, for calling this important and timely debate on such a grave matter for our children. As I am sure other noble Lords...

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Crossbench Peer

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 55 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all the Earl of Listowel’s speeches
• Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 32.46% 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") 633 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)