A selection of Lord Prescott’s votes

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• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2004–2010.
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 2 votes for, 8 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2007.
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 4 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 1999–2007.
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
• Consistently voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2007.

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Recent appearances

• COP 27: Commitments - Motion to Take Note 24 Nov 2022

  [Summary of Lord Prescott’s speech] As a Member of Parliament in the other place for a long time—I was there from 1997—I made recommendations on all matters of climate change. I have tried to come to this Chamber and get back to doing the work that I was doing a long time ago. It was a major question—and this country has had some major achievements, along with other nations. I have...

• Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions - Motion to Take Note 2 May 2019

  My Lords, I offer my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Rooker on securing this debate and on the excellent and, as usual, inquiring speech that accompanied it—and on the controversy. There is always controversy over climate change; it was certainly notable in the negotiations of the Kyoto agreement. There was great emphasis by my noble friend and the noble Lord, Lord Deben, in another...

• Data Protection Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments 14 May 2018

  I am sorry for my earlier intervention. I thought the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, was a Labour Member. I declare an interest: I have twice been a victim of this. I do not have the clever words of the lawyers who constantly dominate this debate but we are talking about credibility, about a promise and about a Parliament that has agreed an action but is now about to reject it. That is a very...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 8 July 2010

Previously MP for Kingston upon Hull East until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 18 June 1970 — General election

Also represented Kingston upon Hull East

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Other offices held in the past

• Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister (17 Aug 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office (3 Aug 2006 to 17 Aug 2006)
• Deputy Prime Minister (27 Jul 2006 to 3 Aug 2006)
• Deputy Prime Minister, Cabinet Office (27 Jun 2006 to 27 Jul 2006)
• Deputy Prime Minister (8 May 2006 to 27 Jun 2006)
• Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State (5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Local Government and the Regions (29 May 2002 to 5 May 2006)
• Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State (8 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
• Deputy Prime Minister, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (2 May 1997 to 8 May 2006)
• Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (2 May 1997 to 8 Jun 2001)
• Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions (2 May 1997 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Shadow Secretary of State (22 Jul 1994 to 1 May 1997)
• Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition (22 Jul 1994 to 1 May 1997)
• Deputy Leader of the Labour Party (21 Jul 1994 to 24 Jun 2007)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Employment (1 Jul 1993 to 22 Jul 1994)
• Shadow Secretary of State (1 Jul 1993 to 22 Jul 1994)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee (1 Jul 1989 to 1 Jul 2007)
• Shadow Secretary of State (1 Jul 1988 to 1 Jul 1993)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (1 Jul 1988 to 1 Jul 1993)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy (1 Jul 1987 to 1 Jul 1988)
• Shadow Secretary of State (1 Jul 1987 to 1 Jul 1988)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Employment (1 Jul 1984 to 1 Jul 1987)
• Shadow Secretary of State (1 Jul 1984 to 1 Jul 1987)
• Shadow Secretary of State (1 Jul 1983 to 1 Jul 1984)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (1 Jul 1983 to 1 Jul 1984)