A selection of Lord German’s votes

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• 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.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011.
• Voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, in 2011. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Consistently voted for university tuition fees Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2010.

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Recent appearances

• Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 27 Nov 2023

  My Lords, some things have been spoken of in this debate, but what is absolutely clear is that in every element the Government have provided more and more uncertainty. We have before us a set of regulations which are clearly down to a Government seeing themselves in a hurry to get things done in a way which might satisfy certain elements of its own party, but which is nothing to do with the...

• Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 27 Nov 2023

  The information provided by the Council of Europe, which of course does not reflect the notifications we have received from the Government, describes the legal cases which have been taken against the proposals made by some of those states and which have in fact been found to be in contravention of the very convention I am talking about. Secondly: “Age assessment should not take place...

• Justification Decision (Scientific Age Imaging) Regulations 2023 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 27 Nov 2023

  My Lords, some things have been spoken of in this debate, but what is absolutely clear is that in every element the Government have provided more and more uncertainty. We have before us a set of regulations which are clearly down to a Government seeing themselves in a hurry to get things done in a way which might satisfy certain elements of its own party, but which is nothing to do with the...

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Liberal Democrat Peer, Former Liberal Democrat MS for South Wales East

Entered the House of Lords on 29 June 2010

Entered the Senedd on 6 May 1999

Left the Senedd on 30 June 2010

Also represented South Wales East

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Currently held offices

• Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee (since 17 Oct 2022)
• Member, House of Lords Commission (since 28 Jan 2021)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee ( 2 Jul 2020 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee (13 Jun 2019 to 16 Jun 2020)
• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (23 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) ( 1 Jun 2015 to 7 Sep 2015)