A selection of Lord Wallace of Saltaire's votes

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• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• First World War Commemoration: Pakistan - Question 12 Nov 2018

  My Lords, the Minister will recall that I was on the advisory board for the commemoration of the First World War. Given that education for the younger generation was absolutely one of our objectives, I regret that we did not manage to symbolise more, in the ceremonies and events held at the national level, the links between the role of the British Indian Army and our south Asian population...

• Armistice Day: Centenary - Motion to Take Note (Continued) 5 Nov 2018

  My Lords, 1 was the youngest child of a late family. My father reached 18 in 1917 and went out in a reinforcement draft to the Highland Division in March 1918, just as the last great German attack was launched. When at last, in his mid-80s, he began to talk about his experiences, he told me that at one point he was second in command of the remnants of his battalion as a sergeant, with only...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1995

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Other offices held in the past

• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (1 Jun 2015 to 28 Oct 2016)
• Lords Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (5 Sep 2011 to 7 May 2015)
• Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (13 Oct 2010 to 7 May 2015)
• Deputy Leader in the House of Lords, Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Home Affairs (27 Jul 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (1 Jun 2005 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Deputy Leader, House of Lords (15 Nov 2004 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Shadow Minister, Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (26 Jan 2004 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C (26 Jun 2001 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (25 Mar 1998 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F (3 Jul 1997 to 30 Nov 2000)
• Member, European Union Committee (3 Jun 1997 to 7 Nov 2002)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 103 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Wallace of Saltaire’s speeches
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 71.65% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
• 6 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Wallace of Saltaire’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1203 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)