A selection of Lord Faulks's votes

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• 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
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (3rd Day) 8 Jan 2020

  My Lords, the noble and learned Lord the Minister opened this debate by emphasising that the first duty of the Government is to keep the country safe. In this context, I welcome the attention to be paid to foreign national offenders, the revisiting of the Official Secrets Act and the possible updating of treason laws, something a number of us suggested during the passage of the recent...

• Health Service Safety Investigations Bill [HL] - Second Reading 29 Oct 2019

  My Lords, on the face of it, who could fail to welcome a Bill that, in the words of Clause 2(2), is designed, “to identify risks to the safety of patients and to address those risks by facilitating the improvement of systems and practices … of NHS services”? It can hardly be in dispute that things go wrong in the NHS. This is not surprising, given the number of interactions that take...

• Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [HL] - Report: Amendment 6 24 Jun 2019

  My Lords, I repeat the declaration I made at Second Reading that I am a practising barrister. The balance of powers between the Executive and the Lord Chief Justice is a delicate matter, and I too will listen with care to what my noble and learned friend says about it. However, I wonder whether the powers are quite as wide as the noble Lord, Lord Pannick, says they are. Clause 8 admittedly...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 28 July 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, Constitution Committee (since 1 Jul 2019)
• Member, Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (since 20 Jun 2019)
• Member, Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill (Joint) Committee (since 25 Feb 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (20 Jan 2014 to 18 Jul 2016)
• Member, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee (16 May 2013 to 25 Feb 2014)
• Member, Draft Communications Data Bill (Joint Committee) (28 Jun 2012 to 28 Nov 2012)
• Member, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Jun 2012 to 24 Jul 2012)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (16 May 2012 to 18 Dec 2013)
• Member, Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee) (17 Mar 2011 to 14 Jun 2011)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Faulks’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 82.19% 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") 486 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)