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Lord Stephen
Liberal Democrat Peer, Former Liberal Democrat MSP for Aberdeen South
- Also represented Aberdeen South
- Became a Lord on 7 February 2011
- Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election
- Left the Scottish Parliament on 23 March 2011 — Election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Stephen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against more EU integration. votes
- Voted for the hunting ban. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Scotland Bill: Report (1st Day) (26 Mar 2012)
“Based on the legal advice we were given, we had to come forward with a pragmatic solution. That was to increase the fees to students from England, Wales and Northern Ireland but not above what students were paying to attend their own universities. It was to maintain the principle of equality among those students, if you like to look upon it that way. That is a very different situation from...”
- Scotland Bill: Report (1st Day) (26 Mar 2012)
“I agree with the noble Lord. The answer is that there was not enough intergovernmental discussion because the UK Government were entirely hostile to the notion that tuition fees should be removed for Scottish students. Their hostility was made known to us on more than one occasion. They were unhappy with what was proposed in Scotland. Scottish students had their fees paid by the Student...”
- Scotland Bill: Report (1st Day) (26 Mar 2012)
“As I understand it, there would be no effect on the Barnett formula, so the £85 million per year currently spent on the English, Welsh and Northern Ireland students to attend universities in Scotland would become available to the Scottish Government as those funding arrangements changed. The noble Lord, Lord Sewel, looks incredulous at that, but that is my understanding. To finish,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 45.73% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 10 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)