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
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 2 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011
• 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

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) 18 Jul 2018

  My Lords, I welcome the Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill and I acknowledge that, in the continued absence of devolved government in Northern Ireland, this legislation is essential, as it will secure money allocated to departments to keep them operational. It also provides departments with the necessary reassurance that full funding will be available until the end of the financial year....

• Northern Ireland: Devolved Institutions - Question 23 May 2018

  My Lords, the recent report from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee makes some excellent proposals, which, if adopted by the Secretary of State, would go some way to helping restore devolved government in Northern Ireland. Is the Minister aware that the Democratic Unionist Party’s policy is very clear: it is willing to return to the Northern Ireland Executive tomorrow with no...

• Gaming Machines and Social Responsibility - Statement 17 May 2018

  My Lords, I very much welcome the Statement today and congratulate the Minister on achieving the £2 stake. We have heard that problem gamblers could now turn to online sites in a big way. Does the Minister therefore agree that this is the time for the Government to look again at introducing measures, such as those that operate in Sweden, to restrict late-night internet gambling and, as...

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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 22 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Browne of Belmont’s speeches
• Has received answers to 54 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 48.30% 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") 59 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)