A selection of Lord Popat's votes

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• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Has never voted on more EU integration

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Recent appearances

• Kindertransport Commemoration - Question for Short Debate 26 Nov 2018

  My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Dubs, for initiating this debate. It is a chance to reflect on what the Kindertransport programme symbolises still today: Britain’s moral courage in the face of injustice; Britain’s compassion for people who suffer; and Britain’s belief in opportunity for all. These values are the very definition of what it means to be British and we would do...

• Anti-Semitism - Question for Short Debate 13 Sep 2018

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what actions they are taking to reassure the Jewish community over the impact of anti-Semitism in the United Kingdom.

• Anti-Semitism - Question for Short Debate 13 Sep 2018

  My Lords, I start with a question: why me? Why have I taken it upon myself to bring this debate to your Lordships’ House? After all, I am not Jewish: why should anti-Semitism concern me? To that I answer: anti-Semitism concerns us all. The notion that it is solely a Jewish problem is as dangerous as it is wrong. History is full of powerful words and actions, but silence can be just as...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 July 2010

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Other offices held in the past

• Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (9 Jan 2013 to 7 May 2015)
• Member, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee (29 May 2012 to 8 Jan 2013)

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Popat’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 82.49% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 90 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)