A selection of Lord Truscott's votes

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• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• 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 Transport: Railways: North of England 12 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) investing in improving rail connectivity between northern cities, and (2) the economic benefits of such investment compared to those anticipated from HS2.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Syria: Armed Conflict 9 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government why they were not represented at the Summit on the Syrian conflict on 27 October in Istanbul.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Fracking: Earthquakes 5 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports of recent earthquakes in Lancashire being caused by fracking.

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Profile

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 102 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 12.77% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 122 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)