A selection of Lord Bragg’s votes

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• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010.
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010.
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 10 absences, between 2008–2011.

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Recent appearances

• BBC: Government Support - Motion to Take Note 2 Dec 2021

  I thank everyone who took part in the debate. There were a lot of interesting speeches. It shows that I am a bit taken by surprise when I use the word “interesting”, because it is an easy and ordinary word. It was fascinating to hear the level of support for the BBC; I had not quite expected it to be so warm and deep. It was equally intriguing to hear people criticise the BBC in such a...

• BBC: Government Support - Motion to Take Note 2 Dec 2021

  My Lords, I thank the House very much for the opportunity to introduce this debate. It is a privilege to open a discussion on such a subject. I work for BBC Radio 4 and Sky Arts as a freelancer. I joined the BBC in 1961 as a trainee. My first television posting was to Huw Wheldon, editor and presenter of “Monitor”, the arts programme. Huw was a man full of terse advice, chiefly plucked...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1998

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (13 Oct 2010 to 2 Jul 2013)