A selection of Lord Alton of Liverpool'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 an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 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
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 3 votes against, 11 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Human Embryo Experiments: Regulation 17 Jul 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Earl Howe on 9 October 2013 (HL2237), what assessment the Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has made of the regulation of embryoid bodies following the publication of research (1) by Lancaster et al. Cerebral organoids model human brain development and...

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pakistan: Royal Visits 15 Jul 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, during their forthcoming visit to Pakistan, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit (1) the slums inhabited by the minority Christian community, and (2) members of Shahbaz Bhatti’s family.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Pakistan: Minority Groups 15 Jul 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government when they last raised the plight of minorities in Pakistan with the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth; what response they received; and whether they asked the Secretary-General to raise continued human rights violations with the government of Pakistan.

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

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Currently held offices

• Member, International Relations Committee (since 1 Jul 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Privileges Committee (18 Nov 1993 to 17 Oct 1996)
• Member, Committee of Selection (17 Jun 1987 to 26 Oct 1987)
• Member, Environment Committee (9 Jun 1983 to 8 Apr 1986)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Alton of Liverpool’s speeches
• Has received answers to 387 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 45.14% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 596 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)