A selection of Lord Dear's votes

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• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Voted a mixture of for and against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 9 absences, between 2008–2011

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Recent appearances

• Passport (Fees) Regulations 2018 - Motion to Approve 22 Mar 2018

  The question is that this Motion be agreed to. I think that the Contents have it.

• Passport (Fees) Regulations 2018 - Motion to Approve 22 Mar 2018

  Not content!

• Cannabis-based Medication - Question 21 Feb 2018

  My Lords, can I move away from the sad case that we have heard about and those particular circumstances and move to a more general point on that issue? Does the Minister agree that the time has now come for a complete and urgent look at the situation? As many of us know, cannabis is currently included in Schedule 1 to the Misuse of Drugs Act as a drug with no medicinal value, yet that view...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 10 October 2006

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Currently held offices

• Deputy Speaker (Lords) (since 5 Mar 2018)
• Member, Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art (since 25 Jan 2017)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (since 3 Nov 2015)
• Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 8 Jul 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Works of Art Committee (Lords) (8 Jun 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Rookery South (Resource Recovery Facility) Order 2011 Committee (25 Jun 2012 to 13 Feb 2013)
• Member, EU Sub Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, European Union Committee (24 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs (13 Nov 2007 to 16 May 2012)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords. See all Lord Dear’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 28.73% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 112 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)