A selection of Lord Jay of Ewelme's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 5 Sep 2017

  Report from the EU Committee 'Brexit: UK-Irish relations' – Lord Jay of Ewelme. Debate

• Written Answers — Department for Exiting the European Union: EU Action: Parliamentary Scrutiny 2 Aug 2017

  Her Majesty's Government, for each government department, from January to June, on how many occasions the Scrutiny Reserve Resolution was overridden in (1) the House of Lords, and (2) the House of Commons; and in respect of how many documents an override occurred in (a) both Houses, (b) the House of Lords, and (c) the House of Commons.

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (5th Day) 28 Jun 2017

  My Lords, I welcome the noble Baroness to her new position as Minister and pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Bridges, whose openness and courtesy I greatly welcomed while he was in the job. I believed that our interest lay in remaining in the European Union and regret the decision to leave, but it was a democratic decision that must be respected. I do not believe, however, that the result...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 October 2006

Positions held at time of appointment: Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Chair, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee (since 27 Jun 2017)
• Member, European Union Committee (since 8 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 27 Jun 2017)
• Member, EU Sub Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill (Joint Committee) (3 Jul 2012 to 21 Nov 2012)
• Member, EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs (17 May 2012 to 21 May 2013)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (9 Dec 2008 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, Intergovernmental Organisations Committee (15 Nov 2007 to 7 Jul 2008)
• Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Apr 2007 to 3 Aug 2007)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E - Justice and Institutions (21 Nov 2006 to 26 Nov 2008)

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Jay of Ewelme’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 29.74% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below 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") 66 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)