A selection of Lord German's votes

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• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, 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
• Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for International Trade: Overseas Trade: Gambia 21 May 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what actions they are  taking to increase the amount of trade between the UK and The Gambia.

• Written Answers — Department for Transport: Electric Vehicles: Bicycles 28 Mar 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether electronically assisted pedal cycles categorised as EU type approved L1e-A are required to be registered with the DVLA for use in the UK.

• Prisons: Rehabilitation - Question 12 Mar 2019

  My Lords, the evidence that one can find shows that short-term prison sentences, rather than tough community sentences, lead to far more reoffending. Our prisons are overcrowded and prisoners are often moved from one prison to another, thereby breaking the training programmes that they may be engaging in. Meanwhile, the third sector is being locked out of the vast amounts of money that have...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 29 June 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (since 23 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) (1 Jun 2015 to 7 Sep 2015)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords. See all Lord German’s speeches
• Has received answers to 31 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 80.54% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 90 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)