A selection of Lord Marland's votes

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• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 8 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Bee Population - Question for Short Debate 19 Jun 2018

  My Lords, I must confess that a smile plays on my lips as we are about to enjoy this debate with Brexit raging around our ears, and we discuss the most calming and generous of insects. I congratulate my noble friend on tabling the debate. It is also appropriate that we should be discussing this in National Insect Week, which was opened yesterday by the Royal Horticultural Society. So well...

• Brexit: Trade in Goods (EUC Report) - Motion to Take Note 18 Jul 2017

  My Lords, I start by declaring my interest as chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council and my business activities as in the register. I too compliment the committee and my noble friend Lady Verma on this report: it is a concise observation on the current trading of goods with the European Union. The report suggests that the EU has finally been able to land, after the...

• Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting - Question 6 Apr 2017

  My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council. Is not one of the best ways of engaging parliamentarians up to CHOGM to boost the current Prime Minister’s trade envoys network, which is cross-parliamentary and has been very successful? Would not my noble friend the Minister agree that a dedicated Commonwealth trade envoy should be...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 June 2006

Positions held at time of appointment: former Director, Jardine Lloyd Thompson plc. (from Number 10 press release)

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Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (6 Sep 2012 to 9 Jan 2013)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (24 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Marland’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 42.47% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 154 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)