A selection of Lord West of Spithead's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 8 votes for, 1 vote against, 5 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on university tuition fees

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 11 Jul 2019

  Whether the number of frigates in commission available for operations will fall below 13 in any year before 2026 – Lord West of Spithead. Oral questions

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 18 Jun 2019

  Protection of UK and other merchant shipping in the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz subsequent to recent attacks – Lord West of Spithead. Oral questions

• Defence: Expenditure - Question 11 Jun 2019

  My Lords, I am afraid that the noble Earl’s Answer was rather complacent. There is no doubt that this is a clarion call from the Foreign Secretary. As was said, he is in the best position to judge what the balance between hard power and soft power should be. Soft power is very important, but we have whittled hard power down since 2010. It has reduced and reduced. We have a surface...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 9 July 2007

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (3 Dec 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Security and Counter-terrorism), Home Office (1 Aug 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Security and Counter-terrorism) (29 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (28 Jun 2007 to 1 Aug 2007)

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• Has spoken in 81 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord West of Spithead’s speeches
• Has received answers to 94 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 53.11% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 808 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)