A selection of Viscount Craigavon's votes

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• Consistently voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 12 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011
• 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
• Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Assisted Dying - Question for Short Debate 6 Mar 2017

  My Lords, the message I derive from this debate is that, on this issue, the tide of history is continuing to flow one way. We have heard how things are changing. In this country, as we have heard today, we have used for a long time the uncontested figure of 80% plus for support for changing our law on assisted dying. We all know the many European countries, in particular the Dutch, which have...

• Surrogacy - Question for Short Debate 14 Dec 2016

  My Lords, we should be grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Barker, for initiating this debate and taking the lead on this subject as she has done. As she said, the law relating to surrogacy is seriously out of date. My main message this evening is that the law needs urgent updating, and that we should very much hope that the Law Commission would be able to include this task in one of its...

• Cycling — Question for Short Debate 10 Feb 2016

  My Lords, I am grateful to my fellow pedalling Peer and old friend the noble Lord, Lord Young. I think the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, will provide the headwind that we have missed so far in this debate. First, I declare my interest as a frequent cyclist, as well as a motorcyclist on a 125 and an infrequent motorist, so I speak from that rounded perspective in full support of the cause of two...

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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 59.85% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 31 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)