A selection of Lord Hoffmann's votes

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• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Has never voted on more EU integration
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

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Recent appearances

• Defamation Bill [HL]: Second Reading 9 Jul 2010

  My Lords, the House is greatly indebted to the noble Lord, Lord Lester, for raising the subject of defamation law for debate. I look forward to the contributions of the noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, and the noble Lord, Lord Willis. I made my maiden speech in this House on the Second Reading of the Defamation Bill in 1995, so I know something of how they feel. There are provisions in the Bill...

• Supreme Court and Judicial Reforms 12 Feb 2004

  My Lords, on 2 April last year, the then Lord Chancellor gave evidence in another place to the Select Committee on the Lord Chancellor's Department. It was a considered statement of government policy and I have no doubt that, in accordance with the usual practice, it had been cleared with the Prime Minister's office in advance. He was asked about the constitutional position of the Lord...

• Enterprise Bill 21 Oct 2002

  My Lords, I am contributing to the debate having been for seven years a judge of the Chancery Division and having had some experience of dealing with receiverships and administrations. I am anxious about two aspects of the amendments. The centrepiece of this area of the Bill is the part of the schedule that deals with the purposes of administration. When I first read those paragraphs, they...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1995

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee (5 Jun 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, European Union Committee (20 Nov 1995 to 19 Nov 1998)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E (20 Nov 1995 to 19 Nov 1998)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Hoffmann’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 0.51% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 3 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)