A selection of Lord Truscott's votes

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• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Voted for more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 14 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Television: Licensing 13 Jun 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they are aware that the BBC is charging licence payers £16.50 to record a change of address online; and whether they consider this to be a fair practice delivering value for money.

• Written Answers — Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: Monuments: Construction 20 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in deciding where to build public monuments, they consider their visual, aesthetic and environmental impact.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: National Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service 15 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with parliamentary authorities about the construction of a Holocaust Memorial within the grounds of the Palace of Westminster.

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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 23 June 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Labour Member of the European Parliament for Hertfordshire. (from Number 10 press release)

Party was Labour until 13 May 2009

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Other offices held in the past

• Government Whip (28 Jun 2007 to 17 Oct 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Energy), Department of Trade and Industry (9 Jan 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry (15 Nov 2006 to 16 Nov 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Trade and Industry) (Energy) (10 Nov 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (24 May 2005 to 12 Nov 2009)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Truscott’s speeches
• Has received answers to 76 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 14.15% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 124 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)