• Labour Peer
• Became a Lord on 9 June 2004
• Positions held: Professor of Manufacturing and Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick. (from Number 10 press release)
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How Lord Bhattacharyya voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Health: Allergy (Science and Technology Committee Report) (8 May 2008)

“My Lords, while I am no medical expert I am glad that this debate has been scheduled for today as I recently experienced serious allergy problems and can offer a layman's perspective on this excellent report. There is great interest in this debate and I believe that I know why. I was reading the committee's report this morning when my daughter asked me what I was doing. When I told her that I...”

Skills Base (28 Jun 2007)

“My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Leitch for securing this important debate. He has produced such a lot of data that it would take a final-year undergraduate to analyse it and come to some conclusions. I declare an interest as director of the Warwick Manufacturing Group and, more importantly, as a former apprentice. I wonder how many members of your Lordships' House have served an...”

Higher Education and the Economy (19 Apr 2007)

“My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Warwick for securing this important debate. I declare an interest as the director of Warwick Manufacturing Group at Warwick University. In the Budget, the Chancellor announced that the Government will spend £6.3 billion on science by 2011 and that we aim to spend 2.5 per cent of our GDP on research and development. This funding is vital because...”

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 37% of votes in parliament — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this Lord's speeches — average amongst Lords.
• 2 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Bhattacharyya speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 17 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)