A selection of Lord Shipley’s votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, in 2011.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• 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 fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 15 Jun 2023

  State of local government in England and the case for the reinvigoration of local democracy – Lord Shipley. Debate

• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Committee (14th Day): Amendment 477 22 May 2023

  My Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Young, for reminding us how we got to where we are. He was absolutely right on every single point he made. This is terribly important, and I am very grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of Stevenage, for giving us the amendment. If I have one criticism, it is that I am not sure we are yet at a Bill stage. Although it says “draft...

• Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill - Committee (14th Day): Amendment 476 22 May 2023

  My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor, is absolutely right about the importance of the amendments on regeneration in this group. I want to bring together two of them that I think are very important. The noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, refers in Amendment 504GG to town centre investment zones. That is a highly original and very important suggestion, so I hope the Minister gives it government...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 15 July 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, Public Services Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, EU Goods Sub-Committee (since 23 Apr 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Youth Unemployment Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 16 Nov 2021)
• Chair, Youth Unemployment Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 16 Nov 2021)
• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (2 Jul 2019 to 23 Apr 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Communities, Decentralisation and the Northern Powerhouse) (1 Jun 2015 to 3 Dec 2015)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (24 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)