A selection of Lord Barwell’s votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Almost always voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2012–2014.
• Consistently voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, in 2013.
• Generally voted for encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2011.
• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 5 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2016.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (England) (No. 4) Regulations 2020 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 4 Nov 2020

  My Lords, I support the regulations, although it gives me no pleasure to do so. I concede that the lockdown will damage our economy and people’s mental health and will restrict our freedoms —all the arguments that my noble friend Lord Forsyth so eloquently spelled out. I do so because the lesson from the first wave is very clear: that the consequences of not acting are worse. The...

• United Kingdom Internal Market Bill - Second Reading: Amendment to the Motion 19 Oct 2020

  My Lords, I congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, and the noble Lord, Lord Sarfraz, on their maiden speeches and for their extreme skill in staying uncontroversial on this most controversial of topics. I find myself in a curious position today, wanting to defend a withdrawal agreement, parts of which I strongly disagree with. Those of your Lordships who know my background will know...

• Covid-19 Update - Statement 16 Mar 2020

  I welcome the Prime Minister’s commitment to a daily press conference. It is vital over the difficult weeks and months ahead that people hear directly from him and from the Chief Medical Officer what the Government’s position is. If large numbers of people are either going to have to self-isolate because one of their family is symptomatic or going to have to effectively withdraw from...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 7 October 2019

Previously MP for Croydon Central until 3 May 2017 — Dissolved for election

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

Also represented Croydon Central

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Social Media

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Lord Barwell campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Cabinet Office
• Treasury
• Transport
• Communities and Local Government
• Smoking: Health Services
• Radiotherapy
• Youth Unemployment: London
• Heathrow Airport
• Autism: Children

Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Housing, Planning and London) (17 Jul 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Comptroller (HM Household) (Whip, House of Commons) (13 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (15 Jul 2014 to 13 May 2015)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
• Member, Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Jun 2011 to 26 Mar 2012)
• Member, Science, Innovation and Technology Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 27 Feb 2012)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Neighbourhood Planning Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Parking Places (Variation of Charges) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crown Tenancies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Taxation of Pensions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Corporation Tax (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Childcare Payments Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Deregulation Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (18 out of 19)
• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crime and Courts Bill Committee (12 out of 13)
• Localism Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims (Amendment) bill Committee (1 out of 1)