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• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 4 votes against, 9 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Second Reading (2nd Day) 21 Feb 2017

  My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Trimble, has often shown by his example something which can inspire us. As speaker number 112 on this list, I must be your Lordships’ dinner gong as well. This is quite appropriate since, as a historian, I found in my archives a reference to the Flemings—when they negotiate, they ask you to lunch. This pearl of wisdom derives from a history of the 16th...

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (4th Day) 24 May 2016

  My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, who we in this House know has done noble work in relation to the battle against terrorism. I turn to the paragraphs in the gracious Speech that are of a constitutional nature, because the great political enormity with which we are faced in this Parliament is the referendum. I am not going to talk about the subject of the...

• European Union Referendum (Date of Referendum etc.) Regulations 2016 — Motion to Approve 2 Mar 2016

  I hope I may be allowed to speak as a euro-Thatcherite, a designation of a very important political party, at the moment rather small but nevertheless eloquent and hopeful, in that we believe that we should carry through the reforms that Lady Thatcher created or inspired in this country, and also carry them through in the European Union. Some wise men have been able to speculate...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1981

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (27 Nov 2006 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee (6 Dec 1988 to 1 Nov 1990)
• Member, Select Committee on Broadcasting (19 Jun 1986 to 15 May 1987)
• Member, Televising of Proceedings of the House (L) Committee (5 Dec 1984 to 15 May 1986)
• Member, European Union Committee (28 Jun 1983 to 6 Nov 1986)

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Thomas of Swynnerton’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 16.85% 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") 46 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)