A selection of Lord Grabiner’s votes

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• Generally voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, in 2011.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2010.
• Has never voted on university tuition fees Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2010.
• Has never voted on more EU integration Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 15 absences, between 2008–2011.

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Recent appearances

• Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Question 29 Nov 2023

  My Lords, on the question of the possible involvement of the IRGC on the appalling weekend of 7 October, is the Minister aware of reports at the time of Farsi having been spoken during the intrusion from Gaza into Israel? If that is correct, the implication is plain that the relationship between Hamas and the IRGC is a very strong and rather distressing one.

• Israel/Gaza - Motion to Take Note 24 Oct 2023

  My Lords, I want to speak about proportionality and the position of Iran. I commend the speech of the noble Lord, Lord Verdirame, as to the meaning of lawful self-defence in international law. If I may respectfully say so, for anybody interested in the subject it is essential reading. As to proportionality, it is not helpful to examine this concept in the abstract by reference to dictionaries...

• Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill - Commons Amendment: Motion A 10 May 2023

  My Lords, when this Bill left your Lordships’ House, it seemed that through the amendment tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Willetts, we had achieved a reasonable and workable compromise. Sensibly, the Government had accepted as axiomatic the principle that the person complaining that their freedom of speech had been unlawfully interfered with would first have to exhaust the regulatory...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 26 July 1999

Party was Labour until 27 Sep 2015; Non-affiliated until 7 Sep 2016

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Bribery Act 2010 Committee (17 May 2018 to 4 Mar 2019)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (18 Jul 2011 to 5 Sep 2011)
• Member, Draft Bribery Bill (Joint Committee) (11 May 2009 to 16 Jul 2009)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E - Justice and Institutions (26 Nov 2003 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E (13 Nov 2002 to 20 Nov 2003)
• Member, Committee On Religious Offences (15 May 2002 to 10 Apr 2003)