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• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 8 absences, between 2008–2011
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on fewer MPs in the House of Commons
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year

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Recent appearances

• Britishness 19 Jun 2008

  My Lords, I am not an historian or a social scientist. I am a lay man whose first language is Welsh and whose roots are deep in Welsh-speaking Wales. In preparation for this debate, I sought the help of the Library. It was, of course, immediately forthcoming. It provided me with a helpful background document that includes the Prime Minister's Fabian Society lecture on the future of...

• Government of Wales Bill 13 Jul 2006

  My Lords, reference has been made to my noble friend Lord Elystan-Morgan. He very much regrets that he is unable to be present today, but he is presiding over the degree-awarding ceremony at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, which is a very important event in the university calendar.

• Government of Wales Bill 27 Jun 2006

  My Lords, for my part, I am deeply grateful to my noble friend Lord Evans and to the Government for tabling this amendment. I am very happy to accept the amendment and the Welsh Language Board is also satisfied. I believe that it satisfies all the objectives of the amendment which I have been pursuing with the Government for some weeks. In particular, in view of the comments of the noble...

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Profile

Former Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 9 February 1983

Left the House of Lords on 23 May 2015 — retired

Party was Labour until 4 Sep 2011

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (3 Dec 1998 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Relations between Central and Local Government, Committee on (27 Nov 1995 to 2 Jul 1996)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (20 May 1992 to 19 Nov 1998)
• Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) (21 Dec 1990 to 17 Mar 1992)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — well below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Prys-Davies’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 0.00% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 36 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)