A selection of Lord Steel of Aikwood's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 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 fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Borders Railway Line: Carlisle 16 Oct 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the response by the Prime Minister on 5 September (HC Deb, col 157), whether they will contribute (1) funding, and (2) any other support towards extending the Borders rail route to Carlisle.

• Broadband: Full-fibre Coverage - Private Notice Question 24 Jul 2018

  My Lords, further to that question, what does the Minister have to say to people in my former constituency—in, for example, the Ettrick and Yarrow valleys—who, far from waiting for fibre broadband cannot even get email services at present? Surely the Government should be concentrating on that as well as the future.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Aviation: Taiwan 19 Jul 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will take measures to protect British Airways and any other UK companies from being pressured into changing the designation of Taiwan to Taiwan, China.

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Liberal Democrat Peer, Former None MSP for Lothians

Entered the House of Lords on 6 June 1997

Previously MP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale until 8 April 1997 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 24 March 1965 — unknown

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election

Left the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 2003 — Election

Party was None until 6 May 2003

Also represented Lothians; Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale; Roxburgh Selkirk and Peebles; Roxburghshire, Selkirkshire and Peeblesshire

• Page on the Scottish Parliament website
• Wikipedia page

Other offices held in the past

• Presiding Officer, Scottish Parliament (12 May 1999 to 7 May 2003)
• Joint Founder, Social & Liberal Democrats (3 Mar 1988 to 16 Jul 1988)
• Joint Leader, Social & Liberal Democrats (3 Mar 1988 to 16 Jul 1988)
• Member, Privileges Committee (3 May 1979 to 14 May 1986)
• Leader of the Liberal Party (7 Jul 1976 to 16 Jul 1988)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 143 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Steel of Aikwood’s speeches
• Has received answers to 247 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 39.66% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 13 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 10 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Steel of Aikwood’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 161 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)