A selection of Lord Bew’s votes

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• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011.
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, 9 absences, between 2008–2011.
• 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.

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Bill - Second Reading 18 May 2023

  My Lords, I support the Bill, but I want briefly to echo the words of the Minister on Lord Brooke and the major contribution he made to the affairs of Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom. There is no alternative at this moment to the appearance of the Bill, which I think I can say safely that the whole House regrets. I welcome the fact that the Northern Ireland Affairs Select...

• Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill - Committee (4th Day): Amendment 172 11 May 2023

  My Lords, I rise to support the amendments in my name and the name of the noble Lord, Lord Godson, and to comment on Amendment 174B in particular; he has given a full exposition of the thinking that lies behind it. I would like to add one thing, and one thing only, to his exposition: the reference to the way in which the Saville inquiry created a kind of patent for this type of investigation....

• Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 29 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I have been studying the seven tests referred to by the noble Lords, Lord Lexden and Lord McCrea. It might surprise Members of your Lordships’ House that there is no mention of EU law and only two or three words on the ECJ in the crucial seven tests that the DUP lays out. We have heard an awful lot about it this afternoon; it is the grounds for the objection that we have heard....

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Entered the House of Lords on 15 May 2007

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (1 Jul 2019 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee) (9 Jan 2013 to 18 Jun 2013)
• Member, Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee) (9 Jan 2013 to 18 Jun 2013)
• Member, Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee) (31 Mar 2011 to 12 Oct 2011)