A selection of Lord Grantchester's votes

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• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 10 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Air Quality - Statement 24 Apr 2017

  I thank the Minister for repeating the Answer given earlier in the other place. However, notwithstanding that the Government may wish to absolve themselves by sharing culpability across other EU member states, they were given their final warning, as was clearly stated in the court case brought recently by ClientEarth, and told that they should publish their proposals to comply with EU law...

• Brexit: Environment and Climate Change - Motion to Take Note 23 Mar 2017

  My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Teverson, and his committee for producing such a timely and authoritative report. It made the point clearly that the threads of EU environmental policy are woven through many aspects of the UK’s relationship with the EU. Not only did environmental policy play little part in the referendum campaign; I would hazard that no one made the...

• Shale Gas - Question for Short Debate 7 Mar 2017

  I thank the noble Lord, Lord Truscott, for initiating this debate on fracking. It concerns the important question of the nature of the UK’s future energy mix and whether fracking has an acceptable role to play. The continuing debate and your Lordships’ contributions tonight are serious matters. I commiserate with the noble Lord, Lord Truscott, should he consider that being...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 4 November 2003

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy) (since 14 Jul 2016)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (since 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (since 1 Jul 2014)
• Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) (since 6 Dec 2004)

Other offices held in the past

• Opposition Whip (Lords) (8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D (3 Jun 1997 to 11 Nov 1999)

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• Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Grantchester’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 47.24% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — 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") 125 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)