A selection of Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach'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 fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 8 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Outcome of the European Union Referendum - Motion to Take Note (Continued) 5 Jul 2016

  My Lords, after listening to many speeches today in your Lordships’ House, I fear that mine will appear to be contrarian. I make it not in a contrarian spirit nor with a contrarian mind. I voted in 1975 to remain in the European Union. The Lord Privy Seal said in opening the debate this morning that the referendum was a momentous democratic event. In our post-war history, the Attlee...

• Scotland Bill — Second Reading 24 Nov 2015

  My Lords, I feel very humbled to take part in this great debate, not least after our two maiden speakers, who were excellent and regaled us with their Scottish credentials. I am not Scottish and have only a modest knowledge of Scottish politics. My reason for taking part is that I am a member of the Select Committee on Economic Affairs, which for the past four months has been looking at the...

• Civil Society — Motion to Take Note 11 Jun 2015

  My Lords, I thank the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of St Albans for introducing the debate. It is a pleasure to take part in it. He was absolutely right in saying that the report is a genuine attempt to set out a moral vision of our country based on the Christian faith. It is a vision to which people of other faiths and no faith will, I hope, be able to subscribe. As the right reverend...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1991

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (16 May 2013 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (4 Dec 2012 to 5 Mar 2013)
• Member, Public Service and Demographic Change Committee (5 Jul 2012 to 5 Mar 2013)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (16 Apr 2007 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Committee On Religious Offences (15 May 2002 to 10 Apr 2003)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F (8 Dec 1999 to 20 Nov 2003)

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 27.34% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — 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") 31 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)