A selection of Lord Hain's votes

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• 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 a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 1 vote for, 25 votes against, 5 absences, between 2013–2015
• Consistently voted for raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2013
• Almost always voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 1999–2012
• Consistently voted against greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 0 votes for, 11 votes against, between 2013–2014
• Generally voted against encouraging occupational pensions Show votes 2 votes for, 3 votes against, between 2004–2011

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Recent appearances

• Constitutional Convention - Motion to Take Note 13 Dec 2018

  My Lords, I too pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Higgins, for a remarkable parliamentary career. It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Greaves. I should reveal that, nearly 50 years ago, he was chair of the National League of Young Liberals and I was one of his very independently minded national officers, whom he had to control, mostly unsuccessfully—

• Constitutional Convention - Motion to Take Note 13 Dec 2018

  That is what I meant, my Lords. I believe that, without wide-ranging constitutional reform, the very future of the United Kingdom is imperilled, not least by the strong possibility of Brexit triggering Scottish secession, and even Northern Irish secession through a referendum provided for under the Good Friday agreement. One way to address this is through the new Act of Union Bill in the name...

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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

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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 287 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Hain’s speeches
• Has received answers to 70 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 51.08% 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.
• 41 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Hain’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 92 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)