A selection of Lord Empey's votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons

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Recent appearances

• Syria: Idlib Attacks - Statement 18 Jun 2019

  My Lords, is it not entirely incredible that after years of this type of attack, where the pattern is exactly the same in each province of Syria, and considering that within a matter of hours of the bombing of the ships in the Gulf intelligence services were telling us who was responsible, how can we possibly not know, specifically and precisely, whether it is the Russians or the Syrians who...

• Written Answers — The Senior Deputy Speaker: Parliamentary Estate: Burglary 18 Jun 2019

  To ask the Senior Deputy Speaker, further to recent reports of a burglary on the Parliamentary Estate, what assessment he has made of the level of security provided on the Estate during recesses.

• Northern Ireland: Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry - Question 13 Jun 2019

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the request from the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service to introduce measures to compensate the victims of Historical Institutional Abuse, as recommended by the Report of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry in January 2017.

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UUP Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 19 January 2011

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Currently held offices

• Member, Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee (since 13 Jun 2019)
• Member, Bribery Act 2010 Committee (since 17 May 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Financial Exclusion Committee (25 May 2016 to 25 Mar 2017)
• Member, Information Committee (Lords) (8 Jun 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Extradition Law Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 25 Feb 2015)
• Member, Personal Service Companies Committee (12 Nov 2013 to 31 Mar 2014)
• Member, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee (29 May 2012 to 28 Feb 2013)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Empey’s speeches
• Has received answers to 59 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 73.24% 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") 218 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)