A selection of Lord Carter of Barnes's votes

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• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on more EU integration

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Recent appearances

• Digital Economy Bill [HL]: Second Reading 2 Dec 2009

  My Lords, as has been mentioned already this afternoon, I have some previous interests that are relevant to the Bill. However, as I am currently languishing in post-ministerial purdah, I do not believe that I have any current interests or conflicts which I need to disclose. Earlier, in opening the debate, my noble friend the Secretary of State rightly highlighted the importance of the digital...

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Broadcasting: Analogue Radios 21 Jul 2009

  The Digital Radio Working Group (DRWG)* looked closely at digital audio broadcasting (DAB) current and planned coverage across the UK. One of the key purposes of the work of the group was to provide momentum to encourage digital radio rollout. This has continued with the Digital Britain White Paper. Figures provided by the DRWG's Spectrum Group at the end of 2008 showed that 87.6 per cent**...

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Licensing: Live Music 15 Jul 2009

  The department has provided general advice to applicants on its website and detailed guidance to licensing authorities on the 2003 Act as it affects the provision of regulated entertainment. However, the Act has devolved responsibility for the administration of the licensing regime to individual authorities and it is for them to consider each application on its own merits. The Act does not...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 16 October 2008

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Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Communications, Technology and Broadcasting), Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (10 Jun 2009 to 22 Jul 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Communications, Technology and Broadcasting), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (10 Jun 2009 to 22 Jul 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Communications, Technology and Broadcasting) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (9 Jun 2009 to 21 Jul 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Communications, Technology and Broadcasting) (also the Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (9 Jun 2009 to 21 Jul 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (7 Nov 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (7 Nov 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Communications, Technology and Broadcasting), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (16 Oct 2008 to 7 Nov 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Communications, Technology and Broadcasting), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (16 Oct 2008 to 7 Nov 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (7 Oct 2008 to 16 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (7 Oct 2008 to 16 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Communications, Technology and Broadcasting) (also Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Communications, Technology, and Broadcasting) (also in the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (5 Oct 2008 to 9 Jun 2009)

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Carter of Barnes’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 2.68% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 54 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)