A selection of Lord Browne of Belmont's votes

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• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill - Committee 30 Oct 2018

  My Lords, I have listened very carefully to the wise words spoken by the noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay, so I very much welcome Amendment 16. I want to say a few words about Clause 4. The architects of Clause 4 in the other place were very clever, and I pay tribute to their ingenuity. The word “functions” is dropped into Clause 4 in an attempt to make it fit, but it is no...

• Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill - Second Reading 30 Oct 2018

  My Lords, regrettably we are again discussing another piece of legislation that should not have been necessary. Once more, we are holding a debate against the backdrop of a Northern Ireland with no locally accountable decision-making body in place. None of us wants to be in the current situation with no local decision-makers. As I have said many times before in this House, it is vital that we...

• Good Friday Agreement: Impact of Brexit - Motion to Take Note 11 Oct 2018

  My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, on obtaining this important debate. Sometimes, there are those who are too quick to put forward and promote the idea that when the United Kingdom leaves Europe, the Good Friday agreement will be torn up, destroyed and made redundant as a consequence, leading to the recurrence of violence throughout Northern Ireland. I believe that this would...

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DUP Peer, Former DUP MLA for Belfast East

Entered the House of Lords on 24 July 2006

Positions held at time of appointment: Lord Mayor of Belfast. (from Number 10 press release)

Entered the Assembly on 9 March 2007 — election

Left the Assembly on 24 March 2011 — Dissolved for election

Also represented Belfast East

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Browne of Belmont’s speeches
• Has received answers to 56 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 48.28% 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") 63 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)