A selection of Lord Rennard's votes

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• Consistently 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 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
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 6 votes for, 4 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: *No heading* 20 Jul 2017

  Her Majesty's Government whether, and how, the wider social costs and benefits of regulations are taken into account by Government departments in (1) achieving their policy objectives for the business impact target, (2) the implementation of the One in, Three out rule announced by the Business Secretary on 3 March 2016, and (3) the application of the requirement to identify £3 in savings...

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: *No heading* 20 Jul 2017

  Her Majesty's Government whether the Regulatory Policy Committee is empowered to rate an impact assessment as inadequate on the grounds that it does not adequately consider the wider social costs and benefits of proposed regulatory measures.

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: *No heading* 20 Jul 2017

  Her Majesty's Government what estimates of (1) the value of lives saved, and (2) additional life years gained, they use when classifying proposed regulatory measures as “in”, “out” or “zero net cost” in departmental submissions to the Regulatory Policy Committee.

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1999

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Currently held offices

• Member, Political Polling and Digital Media Committee (since 29 Jun 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Constitution Committee (19 Jan 2011 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Information Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)

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• Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Rennard’s speeches
• Has received answers to 30 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 58.99% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above 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") 188 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)