A selection of Lord Kennedy of Southwark's votes

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• Has never voted on raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• 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
• 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

• Cyber Threats - Motion to Take Note 18 Oct 2018

  My Lords, as other noble Lords have done, I congratulate the noble Viscount, Lord Waverley, on securing this debate. I thank him for giving the House the opportunity to debate issues of immense importance to the country. I am sure everyone agrees that the threats posed and the risks involved mean that solutions have to be global to tackle the scale, the risk and the complexity of the...

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Gabon: Human Rights 18 Oct 2018

  To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their latest assessment of the human rights situation in Gabon.

• Yorkshire: Devolution - Question 17 Oct 2018

  My Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my relevant interest as a vice-president of the Local Government Association. Does the Minister agree that, whatever is finally agreed, it should be locally led? Will he confirm that nothing will be imposed by the Government?

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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)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 152 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Kennedy of Southwark’s speeches
• Has received answers to 258 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 85.99% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 467 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)