A selection of Lord Greaves'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, 1 vote against, 3 absences, in 2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• 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
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 5 votes for, 4 votes against, 6 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill - Second Reading 9 Sep 2019

  On the basic point about connectivity, will the Minister confirm that, when 2b is built, the trains will indeed run through to Preston, Carlisle and Glasgow?

• High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill - Second Reading 9 Sep 2019

  My Lords, I start by saying that I agree with pretty well everything that everybody—except for one noble Lord—has said so far; I will try not to repeat those things. I say gently before beginning that I have looked in the Companion and I cannot find anything at all about the ability of the Government to impose arbitrary time limits on speeches beyond the normal time limits for Second...

• High Speed Rail (West Midlands–Crewe) Bill - Second Reading 9 Sep 2019

  Absolutely—but these things need to keep being said, because people who are not served by the particular line concerned say all the time, “It’s no use to us”. People in the north-east are saying that—quite wrongly, because the proposal, especially when we get to phase 2b and so on, is to run services through to the north-east. I live in Colne in Lancashire, at the end of the worst...

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Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 8 May 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: Former Councillor, Pendle Borough Council (from Number 10 press release)

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (12 Jun 2014 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Spokesperson for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Spokesperson for Communities and Local Government (8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Draft Marine Bill (Joint Committee) (13 May 2008 to 22 Jul 2008)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Planning), Department for Communities and Local Government (25 Oct 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Department for Communities and Local Government (27 Jul 2007 to 25 Oct 2007)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D - Environment and Agriculture (21 Nov 2006 to 6 May 2008)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (1 Jun 2005 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Member, Personal Bills Committee (25 May 2005 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Standing Orders (Private Bills) Committee (Lords) (14 Dec 2000 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F (12 Dec 2000 to 20 Nov 2003)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Greaves’s speeches
• Has received answers to 90 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 38.97% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1014 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)