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• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, 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
• Consistently voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 12 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011
• Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Atrial Fibrillation - Question for Short Debate 7 May 2019

  My Lords, we should be grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Black of Brentwood, for tabling this important subject for debate and for his tour d’horizon of the facts and circumstances of AF. I have chosen to focus more on the Question, which may be a mistake. I have been a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Atrial Fibrillation for some time, and have tried to support its good work,...

• Offensive Weapons Bill - Report (1st Day) 26 Feb 2019

  My Lords, as I moved the original amendment in Committee, I will intervene first. I am grateful to the Government and the Minister for coming up with these amendments, which give me and the people I am interested in more than I asked for. That is a very good start. The wording is much clearer and more elegant than that of the amendment I tabled at the previous stage, which I described as...

• Conscientious Objection (Medical Activities) Bill [HL] - Committee 23 Mar 2018

  My Lords, I spoke at Second Reading against this Bill, very much in support of the result of the judgment of the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hale. From what she says towards the end of her judgment, we are not tied to the literal meaning of “hands on”. I also refer to the article on this Bill in the House magazine by the noble Baroness, Lady O’Loan, in the week of the Second...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1974

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (9 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) (2 Dec 1993 to 7 May 2005)

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• Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Viscount Craigavon’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 59.49% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 34 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)