A selection of Lord Gordon of Strathblane's votes

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• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Has never voted on university tuition fees

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Recent appearances

• Data Protection Bill [HL] - Committee (6th Day) 22 Nov 2017

  Taking up the point made by the noble Baroness, Lady Stowell, does the Minister agree that we are introducing, for the first time, vetting of material before it is broadcast, a power that even Ofcom, the regulator set up by government for broadcasting, does not have? Ofcom regulates only after the event. Surely this is a dramatic new intervention.

• Growing up with the Internet (Communications Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 7 Nov 2017

  My Lords, I join the noble Lord, Lord Best, in offering my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Gilbert, on his appointment as chairman of the Select Committee. Having just been appointed to it myself, I look forward to serving under him. I also look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Thomas, and will listen with interest to what he has to say. Congratulations must go...

• Syria - Question 19 Oct 2017

  My Lords, if the Government gave £200 million to opposition groups and only £14 million or £40 million—I did not quite catch which it was—was for political support, what on earth was the rest for?

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Currently held offices

• Member, Communications Committee (since 18 Oct 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communications Committee (25 Nov 2009 to 15 May 2013)

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Gordon of Strathblane’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 61.88% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 112 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)