A selection of Lord Prior’s votes

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

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Recent appearances

• Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill [HL] 12 May 2006

  My Lords, I am a very diffident speaker, and I am very rarely able to attend your Lordships' House, but on this issue one should stand up and be counted, and I wish to be counted as a supporter of the noble Lord, Lord Joffe. I admire enormously the courage that he has shown in introducing this highly controversial and difficult Bill. For me, it is not a moral issue, because already we know...

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Former Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1987

Left the House of Lords on 12 December 2016

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I ( 3 Dec 2003 to 18 Nov 2004)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (19 Nov 2002 to 18 Nov 2004)
• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (14 Sep 1981 to 10 Sep 1984)
• Secretary of State for Employment ( 5 May 1979 to 13 Sep 1981)
• Shadow Secretary of State ( 1 Mar 1974 to 3 May 1979)
• Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House Lords (Privy Council Office) ( 5 Nov 1972 to 4 Mar 1974)
• Deputy Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Jul 1972 to 1 Mar 1974)
• Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (20 Jun 1970 to 4 Nov 1972)
• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 1 Jan 1965 to 1 Jul 1965)