A selection of Lord Alliance's votes

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• Voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 14 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• 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
• Voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 6 absences, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Postal Services Bill [HL]: Second Reading 10 Mar 2009

  My Lords, I declare an interest as the chairman and main shareholder of a company that is the second largest customer of the Royal Mail. I greatly appreciate the relationship my company has had with the Royal Mail over the past 100 years, although I have not been in charge for all that time. I very much wish this relationship to continue, as the Royal Mail has done a very good job but, in...

• Address in Reply to Her Majesty's Most Gracious Speech 23 May 2005

  My Lords, my first remarks in the Chamber are ones of immense gratitude to the people of this country and to its system of democracy. More than 50 years ago, I arrived in Manchester—the home of textiles—as a teenage Jewish immigrant with very little English and only a few pounds in my pocket—the princely sum of £14 to be precise. The generous, warm-hearted Lancashire folk welcomed me,...

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Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 13 September 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, N Brown Group. (from Number 10 press release)

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade (24 May 2005 to 8 Nov 2006)

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Alliance’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 7.10% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 2 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)