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Baroness Afshar
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord on 13 December 2007
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Afshar voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for more EU integration. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Iran — Statement (24 Jan 2012)
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- Iran — Statement (24 Jan 2012)
“I declare an interest as someone who was born in Iran and still works very closely with Iranian academics. My worry is that in Iran views are very divided about nuclear weapons, but the moment there is a threat of sanctions and a threat against Iran, it is likely that even among those who are absolutely opposed-I work with the resistance movement-a great many would back the Government. The...”
- Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections 1 to 9) Order 2011: Motion to Approve (8 Mar 2011)
“My Lords, I add my thanks for the decision by the Minister to abandon forced relocation. However, I have been given to understand by Liberty that this weekend a young man with a young family was forcibly sent off. I want to highlight the law of unintended consequences: a young family is left behind that will be deprived of rights that this very same young man is going to have in the very near...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 7.87% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 21 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)