A selection of Lord Hain's votes

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• Almost always voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2011–2012
• Generally voted against a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 4 absences, between 2008–2014
• 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
• 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
• Generally voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2015
• 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

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Recent appearances

• Northern Ireland Executive Formation - Statement 16 Jan 2020

  I echo the congratulations that I made fulsomely in my speech during the withdrawal Bill on Tuesday evening. Is this executive joint board a form of conditional devolution? I do not necessarily ask that critically, because the Northern Ireland Executive have had a record of not making tough decisions. Being in government involves choices and, sometimes, tough decisions. I speak from 12 years...

• European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued): Amendment 13 14 Jan 2020

  My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on a beautiful response to the question put by the noble Lord, Lord Teverson. I must say that the skill with which he did it was admirable. I am grateful to all noble Lords who have contributed to the debate. The noble Lord, Lord Empey, made a truly excellent speech, the key message of which was that this is not a partisan issue. This point was reinforced...

• European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Committee (1st Day) (Continued): Amendment 13 14 Jan 2020

  I am grateful. As always, the Minister is very helpful. We have a dilemma here. At the moment, we are intending to retable the amendments and we will have to decide what we want to do, and what the feeling of the House is. We all saw that the feeling in the Committee tonight, including on the Conservative Benches, was pretty unanimous that these amendments and the principles behind them are...

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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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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 364 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Hain’s speeches
• Has received answers to 196 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 57.48% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above 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.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 133 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)