A selection of Lord Dobbs'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
• 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 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• D-day: 75th Anniversary - Motion to Take Note 4 Jun 2019

  My Lords, what a privilege to follow that delightful speech of the noble Lord, Lord Reay, and an honour to welcome him to this House. It was a delightful, dignified and delicate speech, if I may say so, which is nothing less than we would expect from a noble Lord who is the clan chief of our own noble and learned Lord, Lord Mackay of Clashfern. I suspect it was always likely that the noble...

• UK Foreign Policy in a Shifting World Order (International Relations Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 21 May 2019

  My Lords, I add my own praise and thanks to the committee for its outstanding report and to its chairman, my noble friend Lord Howell. I am simply in awe of the task that they have taken on and succeeded so well in, so it might seem a little impertinent of me to point to one area where the report does not quite get it right. That is in its emphasis, which has been mentioned by the noble Lord,...

• EU Referendum: Lessons Learned - Question 20 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to establish a Royal Commission or equivalent inquiry to examine the lessons to be learned from the 2016 European Union referendum and subsequent events.

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 20 December 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee (since 13 Jun 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communications Committee (8 Jun 2015 to 10 Sep 2015)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (18 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)

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• Has spoken in 22 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Dobbs’s speeches
• Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 71.62% 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") 113 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)