A selection of Lord True's votes

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• Consistently voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 1 vote for, 5 votes against, in 2011
• Consistently voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2011

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Recent appearances

• Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration - Motion to Take Note 9 Jan 2019

  My Lords, the great paradox today is that everyone comes here to lament uncertainty, yet, 930 days after the referendum, hundreds of people—Members of this Parliament—come to Westminster every day to debate and plot how to prolong uncertainty. The truth is that if we want to end uncertainty swiftly we can cut the Gordian knot, make a clean break—as Parliament has already voted to...

• Brexit: Negotiations - Motion to Take Note 20 Nov 2018

  My Lords, blinkered, ignorant, petulant, complacent, hypocritical, destructive—those were some of the adjectives thrown at those who share my position by the noble Baroness, Lady Ludford. You would wonder who was seeking to uphold the verdict of the British people and who to overturn it. I cannot support this plan. It flows from a lack of confidence and competence in negotiation, as many...

• Trade Bill - Second Reading 11 Sep 2018

  My Lords, it is a pleasure yet again to follow the noble Lord, Lord Whitty. I like to think it is because we are under T and W but perhaps it is because I am rising from the graveyard to fill the final Back-Bench slot in what has been an excellent debate. I am sorry that my noble friend Lady Meyer is not here but I think we all agree that it was graced by her moving and brilliant maiden...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 11 January 2011

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Currently held offices

• Chair, Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee (since 17 May 2018)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (since 8 Jun 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, House Committee (Lords) (22 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Procedure Committee (Lords) (2 Nov 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord True’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 82.49% 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") 199 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)