A selection of Lord McKenzie of Luton's votes

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• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 13 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• 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

• Severe Disability Premium: Transfer to Universal Credit - Statement 7 May 2019

  My Lords, I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer to the Urgent Question. On their flagship social security policy, the Government have yet again found themselves before the courts, subject to a judgment of illegality, and mired in complexity. As we have heard, on 7 June last year the Government pledged that severe disability premium claimants would no longer have to transfer to...

• Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Take Note 1 May 2019

  The issue seems not so much to be what is covered by the national curriculum as the extent to which schools have to comply with it. That is the challenge. As I understand it, free schools and others do not have to. That is the stumbling block that we hit last time. We need to unlock that.

• Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018 (Naming and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Take Note 1 May 2019

  My Lords, with this take note Motion my noble friend Lord Stevenson has made an important intervention and it is a timely reminder that we should be making progress on matters covered by the Act. Indeed, he has covered a lot of ground, so I can be brief—or briefish. We are reminded that the decision to name the body the Money and Pensions Service through regulation was to minimise the risk...

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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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 29 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 88.01% 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") 1708 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)