Lord Taverne Portrait

Lord Taverne

Liberal Democrat - Life peer

Became Member: 5th February 1996


1 APPG membership (as of 24 Jan 2024)
Humanist
Science and Technology Committee (Lords)
1st Dec 2004 - 26th Nov 2008
Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I
6th Jun 2005 - 30th Oct 2007
Committee on the Assisted Dying for the terminally ill Bill
30th Nov 2004 - 7th Apr 2005
Committee On Animals In Scientific Procedures
28th Jun 2001 - 16th Jul 2002
Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England
6th Dec 2000 - 11th May 2001


Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Lord Taverne has voted in 174 divisions, and 3 times against the majority of their Party.

17 Nov 2020 - Fire Safety Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Taverne voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 78 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 284 Noes - 267
21 Oct 2020 - Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill - View Vote Context
Lord Taverne voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 80 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 168 Noes - 254
15 Jun 2020 - Abortion (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020 - View Vote Context
Lord Taverne voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 8 Liberal Democrat No votes vs 67 Liberal Democrat Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 355 Noes - 77
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Debates during the 2019 Parliament

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
Lord Lexden (Conservative)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Scott of Bybrook (Conservative)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities)
(1 debate interactions)
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour)
Shadow Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology)
(1 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Scotland Office
(2 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(2 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Agriculture Act 2020
(626 words contributed)
Nationality and Borders Act 2022
(543 words contributed)
Assisted Dying Bill [HL] 2021-22
(409 words contributed)
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Lords initiatives

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


2 Bills introduced by Lord Taverne


A bill to provide for bishops of the Church of England no longer to be entitled to membership of the House of Lords

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading
Tuesday 28th January 2020
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A Bill to entitle students granted discretionary leave to remain to be charged tuition fees and maintenance support on the same basis as home students; and for connected purposes

Lords - 20%

Last Event - 1st Reading: House Of Lords
Thursday 11th June 2015

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


Latest 1 Written Question

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
8th Nov 2021
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the number of schools practising religiously selective admissions; what proportion of school places are subject to such selection; and what plans they have, if any, to include this information in school statistics.

Over one third of state funded schools in England are designated as having a religious character, although not all include faith-based oversubscription criteria in their admission arrangements.

The department does not collect information on the number of schools that include faith-based criteria in their admission arrangements, nor the proportion of places allocated on the basis of faith. We have no plans to collect this information or to include this information in school statistics.

Baroness Barran
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)