A selection of Lord Sharkey's votes

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• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Subordinate Legislation: Transparency and Accountability - Question 21 Feb 2019

  My Lords, we see too many skeleton Bills. The Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill is the latest example and one of the very worst. These Bills force us to use secondary legislation scrutiny procedures for what should properly be in primary legislation and subject to amendment. Then there is the flood of Brexit SIs, many laid without proper impact assessments or consultations. We...

• Public Record, Disclosure of Information and Co-operation (Financial Services) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 18 Feb 2019

  We support this statutory instrument, but I have a couple of quick questions. In paragraph 2.7, the EM notes that: “In certain exceptional instances, a similar requirement to seek consent from the originating regulator applies where the confidential information originated from a third-country regulatory authority”. That seems a little opaque. I could not find anywhere in the SI what these...

• Official Listing of Securities, Prospectus and Transparency (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 18 Feb 2019

  My Lords, I can be very brief. I declare an interest as chair of the Hansard Society, which is almost as obsessed with the effective scrutiny of secondary legislation as the noble Lord, Lord Adonis, is. I agree with everything that the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Stamford, has said about scrutiny, but I also have no objection to this SI per se. After listening to the exchanges, I understand...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 21 December 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, SLSC Sub-Committee A (since 4 Sep 2018)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (since 8 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Information Committee (Lords) (12 Jun 2014 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee) (17 Jul 2013 to 11 Dec 2013)
• Member, EU Sub Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Sharkey’s speeches
• Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 78.46% 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") 170 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)