A selection of Lord Pearson of Rannoch's votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 10 votes against, 5 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• 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 for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: EU Action 6 Aug 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times the UK has voted against legislation in the Council of Ministers since 2001; and on how many of those occasions that legislation subsequently passed.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Belmarsh Prison 30 Jul 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Keen of Elie on 4 July (HL16559), what proportion of the prison population of HMP Belmarsh identifies as Muslim; and how this compares to the average of the proportion of prisoners who identify as Muslim in other prisons in England and Wales.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Belmarsh Prison 30 Jul 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners there are in HMP Belmarsh; and how many of those are serving sentences for civil offences.

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UKIP Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1990

Party was Conservative until 7 Jan 2007

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee) (11 Jul 2003 to 17 Nov 2003)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C (23 Nov 1993 to 3 Nov 1994)
• Member, European Union Committee (12 Nov 1991 to 8 Nov 1995)

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• Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Pearson of Rannoch’s speeches
• Has received answers to 114 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 18.11% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 504 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)