A selection of Lord Taverne’s votes

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• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011.
• Almost always voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011.
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Nationality and Borders Bill - Second Reading 5 Jan 2022

  My Lords, I believe this Bill is one of the most inhumane Bills yet put forward by the Government. I will discuss the attitude of the Home Secretary towards people seeking asylum. Even before she was responsible for them, this country treated people seeking asylum worse than most other western democracies. In the United Kingdom, people seeking asylum cannot work for the first 12 months and...

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Faith Schools: Admissions 17 Nov 2021

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of schools practising religiously selective admissions; what proportion of school places are subject to such selection; and what plans they have, if any, to include this information in school statistics.

• Assisted Dying Bill [HL] - Second Reading: Amendment to the Motion 22 Oct 2021

  My Lords, there have been substantial changes since the last time this subject was discussed in this House. One of the most important has been the changed attitudes of the professional organisations. How extensive this is is significant. Earlier this year, the British Medical Association moved to a neutral position on assisted dying, and that reflects the position of similar medical bodies,...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1996

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (14 Nov 2007 to 12 Nov 2009)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (6 Jun 2005 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Treasury (22 Feb 2005 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (1 Dec 2004 to 26 Nov 2008)
• Member, Committee on the Assisted Dying for the terminally ill Bill (30 Nov 2004 to 7 Apr 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Treasury (26 Jan 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade (26 Nov 2003 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A (13 Nov 2002 to 20 Nov 2003)
• Member, Committee On Animals In Scientific Procedures (28 Jun 2001 to 16 Jul 2002)
• Member, Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England (6 Dec 2000 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Financial Services and Markets (Joint Committee) (2 Mar 1999 to 11 Nov 1999)