A selection of Lord Pearson of Rannoch's votes

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

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Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 24 Jan 2019

  Brexit negotiations – Lord Pearson of Rannoch. Oral questions; 11:00 am

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note (Continued) (3rd Day) 14 Jan 2019

  My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord, Lord McNally, for his generous comments. I refer students of the Brexit saga to what I said in your Lordships’ House on 30 January, 16 May and 20 November last year, and indeed on many occasions over the past 25 years. The burden of my recent song has been that our politicians and bureaucrats have never done a commercial deal in their...

• Leaving the European Union - Statement 14 Jan 2019

  My Lords, have the Government read the paper published yesterday by Economists for Free Trade entitled “No deal is the best deal for Britain”? If not, will they do so and answer it publicly? Clearly, the scare stories that have been put around about what will happen if there is no deal are complete nonsense, to put it mildly.

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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 60 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Pearson of Rannoch’s speeches
• Has received answers to 110 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 18.87% 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") 498 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)