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Baroness Golding
Labour Peer
- Also represented Newcastle-under-Lyme
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- Entered the House of Lords on 22 October 2001
- Previously MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under- Lyme, 1986-2001. Member of Opposition team on: social security, 1992-95; children and families, 1993-95; food, agriculture and rural affairs, 1995-97. Member, Select Committee on Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 17 July 1986 — unknown
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Golding voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Graham for all the work he has done on behalf of freemen. I correct him in that I am an honorary freeman of England and Wales. In fact, I was proposed by the freemen of York, not by the freemen of Newcastle-under-Lyme, who are called burgesses, not freemen, which complicates things even further. The clerk to the trustees of the burgesses of...”
- Health Bill [HL]: Commons Amendments (9 Nov 2009)
“Would the people in the other House, or people in general, be aware that trading standards have endorsed machines with this radio frequency control mechanism? That has been developed recently and so has only just been put in the machines; not all machines have it yet, but most machines do. Are people aware that trading standards have endorsed it?”
- Health Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) (6 May 2009)
“My Lords, I will speak briefly to oppose the amendment. I do not know what is worrying the noble Lord, Lord Patel, about what is already on the packages. Is it the phrase: "Smoking seriously harms you and others around you"? Is it, "Smoking kills"? Is it, "UK duty paid", which is in large letters, to prevent smuggling? Is it: "Smoking causes ageing of the skin", with a lurid picture provided...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 20 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)