A selection of Lord Tunnicliffe's votes

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• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - Statement 7 Oct 2019

  My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating that Answer. The family of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe continues to raise concerns over her mental health, and reports emerging today suggest that this may be exacerbated by solitary confinement and being deprived of medicine. Nazanin is awaiting the outcome of her appeal to an Iranian health commission, in which she is seeking release from jail on...

• Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 7 Oct 2019

  I hate to be picky, but I asked only one substantive question, which is whether the French have to agree to any of this.

• Customs Safety and Security Procedures (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 7 Oct 2019

  My question is on very much the same point. We are creating this SI, and I entirely accept that it is within domestic law to create a frictionless border, but if at the other side of the border there is a piece of EU bureaucracy—I must call it that rather than French bureaucracy—then the exercise becomes a bit pointless.

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 21 June 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, UKEA and of the Rail Safety and Standards Board. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Transport) (since 1 Feb 2018)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) (since 1 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Treasury) (since 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, Consultative Panel on Parliamentary Security (since 7 Sep 2015)
• Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords) (since 8 Oct 2010)
• Member, Accommodation Steering Group Committee (since 25 May 2010)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (12 Jun 2013 to 1 Nov 2013)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) (8 Oct 2010 to 5 Sep 2011)
• Member, Joint Committee on Security (15 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Government Whip (6 Oct 2008 to 11 May 2010)
• Government Whip (5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Audit Committee (Lords) (5 Dec 2006 to 6 May 2008)
• Member, Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee (6 Jun 2005 to 28 Nov 2008)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 92 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Tunnicliffe’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 88.41% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 466 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)