A selection of Lord Hain's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Almost always voted against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 25 votes against, 5 absences, between 2013–2015
• Consistently voted for a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 12 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2012
• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2010–2013

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 27 Jun 2019

  Proposals to grant a pension to the severely injured victims of the Northern Ireland conflict represented by the WAVE Trauma Centre – Lord Hain. Oral questions

• Northern Ireland: Inter-party Talks - Question 20 Jun 2019

  My Lords, does the Minister agree that it will be a shameful betrayal of the fine memory of Lyra McKee if the parties—both the DUP and Sinn Féin—do not bear in mind what she stood for and reach an agreement? In facilitating that, does he agree that the personal involvement of the next Prime Minister, whoever that is, is critical, as my noble friend Lord Murphy, the Labour Leader and I...

• Written Answers — Department for Work and Pensions: Occupational Money Purchase Schemes 19 Jun 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Buscombe on 5 June (HL15876), whether they intend to legislate to introduce collective defined contribution schemes by the end of 2019.

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 24 November 2015

Previously MP for Neath until 30 March 2015 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 4 April 1991 — unknown

Also represented Neath

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Social Media

• @peterhain

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Wales
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Transport
• Home Department
• Japan Tobacco International: Ministerial Policy Advisers
• Japan Tobacco
• Japan Tobacco International
• Domestic Visits
• Official Hospitality

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Wales (12 May 2010 to 14 May 2012)
• The Secretary of State for Wales (6 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (28 Jun 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (6 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Chair, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (16 Jul 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (7 Jul 2003 to 16 Jul 2003)
• Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal (12 Jun 2003 to 6 May 2005)
• The Secretary of State for Wales (24 Oct 2002 to 24 Jan 2008)
• Minister of State (Europe) (11 Jun 2001 to 24 Oct 2002)
• Minister of State (Energy and Competitiveness in Europe) (25 Jan 2001 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (29 Jul 1999 to 24 Jan 2000)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Welsh Office) (6 May 1997 to 29 Jul 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (1 Jun 1996 to 1 Jun 1997)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (1 Jun 1995 to 1 Jun 1996)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 343 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Hain’s speeches
• Has received answers to 126 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 54.04% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 38 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Hain’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 114 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)