A selection of Lord Lee of Trafford’s votes

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• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.
• 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 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 fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011.

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Recent appearances

• Budget Statement - Motion to Take Note (Continued) 16 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I have had the privilege of experiencing 30 years of Budgets in both Houses here at Westminster. As the noble Lord, Lord Skidelsky, alluded to earlier, in the old days if there was the slightest leak from a Budget, the security services would be called in. Today, we seem to have a Budget by instalments: a virtual daily leak. When you are speaker number 13 in a Budget debate, as I...

• Budget Statement - Motion to Take Note (Continued) 16 Mar 2023

  My Lords, I have had the privilege of experiencing 30 years of Budgets in both Houses here at Westminster. As the noble Lord, Lord Skidelsky, alluded to earlier, in the old days if there was the slightest leak from a Budget, the security services would be called in. Today, we seem to have a Budget by instalments: a virtual daily leak. When you are speaker number 13 in a Budget debate, as I...

• AUKUS Defence Partnership - Statement 16 Mar 2023

  My Lords, we on these Benches very much welcome the AUKUS partnership announcement and Statement for the whole range of fairly obvious reasons that the noble Lord set out. However, has the Minister seen the comments in yesterday’s Times from Rear Admiral Philip Mathias, a former director of nuclear policy and of the Trident value-for-money review? He said: “The performance of the...

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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 Committee (Lords) (since 28 Jan 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (4 Sep 2018 to 4 Nov 2019)
• 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)