A selection of Lord Lipsey's votes

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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, in 2010

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Recent appearances

• Further Discussions with the European Union under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union - Motion to Take Note 27 Feb 2019

  My Lords, I have not addressed this House on Brexit since 31 January 2018, and I doubt whether many other noble Lords who have spoken tonight can say the same. This has partly been a matter of ill health but also, when I look back, I have found that I have nothing to say that I did not say the last time I spoke. I am not as passionately against leaving the EU on the right terms as most noble...

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: Legislative Reform Orders 12 Feb 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the withdrawal of the draft Legislative Reform (Horserace Betting Levy) Order 2018, they intend to revise the guidance by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills Legislative Reform Orders: Guide for Policy Officials, published in May 2016.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Social Services 11 Feb 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect to publish their Green Paper on social care.

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1999

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Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Political Polling and Digital Media Committee (29 Jun 2017 to 20 Mar 2018)
• Member, Long-Term Sustainability of the NHS Committee (25 May 2016 to 5 Apr 2017)
• Member, Information Committee (Lords) (10 Jan 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (4 Dec 2012 to 5 Mar 2013)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord Lipsey’s speeches
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 66.45% 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") 325 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)