A selection of Lord Hall of Birkenhead’s votes

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• Voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 6 absences, in 2011.
• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.
• 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.
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011.

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Recent appearances

• BBC: Future Funding (Communications and Digital Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 16 Dec 2022

  My Lords, in my view, the most important thing about the report that we are discussing today is that it casts light forensically to inform the debate about the big question of how to fund the BBC. The committee took a large amount of evidence from a broad range of opinion, both in this country and, as has been mentioned, importantly, from across Europe. The result is a careful analysis of...

• Olympic Games 2012: Legacy — Motion to Take Note 24 Jan 2013

  My Lords, I add my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Mawson, on securing this fascinating debate. I also declare interests, as I leave the Royal Opera House and head towards the BBC, as a board member of LOCOG and chair of the Cultural Olympiad board. I should point out that the Cultural Olympiad board has been asked to continue, to guide and draw action from an assessment being carried...

• Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 — Motion to Take Note 8 Nov 2012

  My Lords, I declare interests, not just as the chief executive of the Royal Opera House, but as chair of the Cultural Olympiad board and as a board member of LOCOG. In those roles, I have seen at first hand the outstanding work of the noble Lord, Lord Deighton, whose excellent maiden speech we heard this morning. I congratulate him on that and on his central role in a summer that none of us...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 22 March 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (since 19 Jan 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Youth Unemployment Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 16 Nov 2021)