A selection of Lord Patel of Bradford's votes

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• 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
• Has never voted on more EU integration
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Has never voted on an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Prisons: Drugs 1 Apr 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average waiting time for prisoners to access an accredited drug treatment programme in prison; and how long, on average, an individual participates in an accredited drug treatment programme in prison once they have begun treatment.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Prisoners 29 Mar 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what is the average length of stay for a prisoner in each prison in England and Wales, for each of the last five years.

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Offenders: Suicide 8 Nov 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of suicide rates among offenders on licence and in prisons; what assessment they have made of whether the number of offenders in the prison system contributes to those suicide rates; and whether they have plans to reduce the number of offenders in the prison system.

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 10 July 2006

Party was Crossbench until 18 Feb 2008

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee (16 May 2013 to 25 Feb 2014)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (8 Oct 2010 to 5 Sep 2011)
• Government Whip (6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Government Whip (5 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Patel of Bradford’s speeches
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 11.48% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 134 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)