A selection of Lord Lee of Trafford's votes

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• 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 fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Voted a mixture of for and against more EU integration Show votes 9 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Russia: Vostok 2018 Military Exercises - Question 13 Sep 2018

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the current major Russian military exercises, Vostok-2018.

• Russia: Vostok 2018 Military Exercises - Question 13 Sep 2018

  My Lords, given the increasing assertiveness of Russia, evidenced by the scale of the exercise, its actions in Ukraine and Syria and submarine probing, and given China’s big increase in defence expenditure and establishment of new military bases, not just in the South China Sea, when will the Government accept the necessity to significantly increase defence spending, as called for by...

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Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 12 June 2006

Positions held at time of appointment: Non-Executive Director, Emerson Developments (Holding) Ltd and James R Knowles plc and former Member of Parliament. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (since 4 Sep 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (8 Jun 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (6 Dec 2010 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (1 Feb 2010 to 6 May 2010)
• Spokesperson for Defence, Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport (4 Feb 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Spokesperson for Defence, Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport (8 Jan 2009 to 4 Feb 2009)
• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (15 Nov 2007 to 20 Jun 2012)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Defence (27 Jul 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Whip (27 Jul 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (4 Jul 2007 to 27 Jul 2007)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Tourism), Culture, Media & Sport (10 Jan 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Trade & Industry (10 Jan 2007 to 4 Jul 2007)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market (21 Nov 2006 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, Defence Committee (26 Oct 1990 to 16 Mar 1992)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Employment) (10 Sep 1986 to 26 Jul 1989)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement) (18 Oct 1983 to 9 Sep 1986)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Lee of Trafford’s speeches
• Has received answers to 15 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 72.64% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
• 19 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Lee of Trafford’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 133 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)