A selection of Lord Donoughue's votes

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• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 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
• Voted against university tuition fees Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, in 2010
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Climate Change: Health - Motion to Take Note 21 Dec 2017

  My Lords, I apologise for having arrived unavoidably about two minutes late, so I missed the profound opening statement from the noble Baroness. We are discussing two very important subjects here: climate change and global health. But after listening to what has already been said, and having read much elsewhere, it seems to me that the relationship between those two is not always as clear as...

• Climate Change: Health - Motion to Take Note 21 Dec 2017

  As I read it, the temperature has risen by one degree. Did I say 1%? I should have said one degree.

• Climate Change: Health - Motion to Take Note 21 Dec 2017

  I accept that rebuke from the noble Lord. I trust that he will never in his life say 1% instead of one degree. It is 150 years since the cool cycle turned down, so it is not surprising if the climate turns up and gets a little warmer. In the 21st century, the warming is virtually zero. Who knows what is going to happen? I certainly do not. Many alarmists claim to know, but I do not. Reason...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1985

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Gambling Bill (Joint Committee) (9 Sep 2003 to 22 Jul 2004)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Farming and Food Industry), Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (5 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1999)
• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (28 Nov 1995 to 19 Nov 1998)

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Donoughue’s speeches
• Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 46.93% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 38 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)