A selection of Lord Wallace of Saltaire's votes

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• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• 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
• 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 university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 13 Mar 2019

  Minimum size and composition of a UK aircraft carrier task force deployed to the Pacific – Lord Wallace of Saltaire. Oral questions

• Brexit: Northern Ireland Backstop - Question 19 Feb 2019

  My Lords, the noble Baroness repeats phrase that the Prime Minister used last week, of looking for a, “legally binding unilateral exit clause”.—[ Official Report, Commons, 12/2/19; col. 731.] I saw in a brief this morning an alternative phrase—it seemed nonsensical—which is “a joint interpretative document”. Since I understand that any legally binding agreement has to be legally...

• Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 18 Feb 2019

  I apologise for interrupting the Minister again. He said we are now undertaking “preliminary discussions” about how this would be handled if we leave without a deal, but that these discussions “may take some time”—I think I heard him say that. Is he suggesting that, if we leave without a deal on 29 March, there will be an unavoidable gap in mutual recognition of data protection...

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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 108 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 71.76% 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") 1221 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)