A selection of Lord McKenzie of Luton's votes

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• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 13 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2008–2011
• 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
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Trade Unions - Motion to Take Note 18 Jul 2019

  My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Jordan on introducing this debate and on the powerful way in which he expressed the issues. It is welcome to hear about trade union matters in this Chamber; they do not feature enough in our deliberations. I declare my interest as a member of the GMB—although I confess that Price Waterhouse did not have many shop stewards from that union. I...

• Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 2 Jul 2019

  My Lords, I have just two quick questions. First, where the recipient who is due to make payment is subject to a benefit sanction, what impact does that have on the amounts that are collectable, as proposed in this order? Secondly, the £8.40 can be an amalgam of the collection fee and the maintenance payment. So far as the government accounts are concerned, how is that split and dealt with?

• Benefit Changes: Vulnerable People - Motion to Take Note 27 Jun 2019

  My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Janke, for securing this debate and for the wide-ranging manner in which it was introduced. She referred to the fact that we have seen a host of reports recently, to issues with schools having to buy food for their pupils, to the increase in homelessness and rough sleeping, to universal credit, of course—to which I will return—and to the...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 13 July 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Partner, Pricewaterhouse,Accountants. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (since 18 Sep 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Financial Exclusion Committee (25 May 2016 to 25 Mar 2017)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government), Department for Communities and Local Government (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government), Department for Work and Pensions (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) (also in Department for Work and Pensions) (5 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government) (2 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions (11 Jan 2007 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Work and Pensions) (9 Jan 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Government Whip (17 Jun 2005 to 11 Jan 2007)
• Government Whip (10 May 2005 to 8 Jan 2007)
• Member, Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee (29 Nov 2004 to 7 May 2005)

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• Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord McKenzie of Luton’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 87.94% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1711 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)