A selection of Lord Kennedy of Southwark's votes

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• Has never voted on university tuition fees
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, in 2011
• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• Consistently voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 7 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 10 Jul 2019

  My Lords, first I declare my interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Secondly, I am very happy to support the principle behind this Bill, and the Bill itself, as far as it goes, although, like the noble Lord, Lord Wallace of Saltaire, I might want to explore options for improving it in Committee. The noble Lord, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, set out what the Bill will...

• Children: Criminal Exploitation - Question 9 Jul 2019

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government what is their response to the report by The Children’s Society, Counting Lives: responding to children who are criminally exploited, published on 5 July.

• Children: Criminal Exploitation - Question 9 Jul 2019

  My Lords, in January 2019 the National Crime Agency and the National County Lines Coordination Centre co-ordinated a series of drug raids which resulted in 600 arrests, with 400 vulnerable adults and 600 children being offered safeguarding advice, but only 40 referrals to the national referral mechanism. Does the Minister agree that we need to implement a national strategy for child criminal...

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Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 28 June 2010

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (since 8 Jan 2018)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Housing) (since 8 Jan 2018)
• Opposition Whip (Lords) (since 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (since 18 Sep 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Spokesperson (Housing) (18 Sep 2015 to 8 Jan 2018)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) (18 Sep 2015 to 8 Jan 2018)
• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (16 May 2013 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Opposition Whip (Lords) (17 Oct 2011 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (15 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

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• Has spoken in 150 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Kennedy of Southwark’s speeches
• Has received answers to 138 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 85.15% 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") 554 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)