Lord Roper

Liberal Democrat - Life peer

Became Member: 12th May 2000

Left House: 23rd May 2015 (Retired)

Lord Roper is not a member of any APPGs

Deputy Speaker (Lords)

29th Nov 2010 - 23rd May 2015

Deputy Speaker (Lords)

18th Dec 2008 - 23rd May 2015

Procedure and Privileges Committee

16th May 2013 - 23rd May 2015

Administration and Works Committee (Lords)

16th May 2012 - 23rd May 2015

Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees

2nd Jun 2010 - 8th May 2012

European Union Committee

3rd Dec 2008 - 1st May 2012

European Union Committee

24th May 2005 - 1st May 2012

Economic Affairs Committee

6th Jun 2005 - 8th Nov 2006

Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords)

3rd Dec 2003 - 7th May 2005

Administration and Works Committee (Lords)

26th Jun 2001 - 7th May 2005

Committee of Selection (Lords)

21st Jun 2001 - 7th May 2005

Procedure and Privileges Committee

13th Dec 2000 - 7th May 2005

Liberal Democrat Lords Chief Whip

8th Jun 2001 - 5th May 2005

Draft Civil Contingencies Bill (Joint Committee)

11th Jul 2003 - 28th Nov 2003

Liaison Committee (Lords)

28th Jun 2001 - 7th Nov 2002

House of Lords Offices Committee

26th Jun 2001 - 7th Nov 2002

Procedure Committee

20th Nov 1980 - 9th Jun 1983

Lords Debates - Bills Introduced - Written Questions

Commons Page Hansard Page

Division Voting information

Lord Roper has voted in 389 divisions, and 6 times against the majority of their Party.

19 Nov 2014 - Consumer Rights Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Roper voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 8 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 57 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 183 Noes - 171

15 Jan 2014 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Roper voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 12 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 31 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 28 Noes - 148

13 Jan 2014 - Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Roper voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 28 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 29 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 195

26 Mar 2013 - Justice and Security Bill [HL] - View Vote Context
Lord Roper voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 21 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 31 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 65 Noes - 141

4 Mar 2013 - Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Roper voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 21 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 33 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 256 Noes - 153

22 Oct 2012 - Local Government Finance Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Roper voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 16 Liberal Democrat Aye votes vs 28 Liberal Democrat No votes
Tally: Ayes - 203 Noes - 165

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All Debates

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Sparring Partners

Baroness Verma (Conservative)
(21 debate interactions)

Lord Grantchester (Labour)
(5 debate interactions)

Baroness Warsi (Non-affiliated)
(4 debate interactions)

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Department Debates

Ministry of Defence
(18 debate contributions)

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
(17 debate contributions)

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
(5 debate contributions)

Home Office
(4 debate contributions)

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Legislation Debates

Lord Roper has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate

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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Lord Roper, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

Lord Roper has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Lord Roper has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting