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Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: Motion to Take Note (Continued) (30 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, this issue has engaged me since the launch back in the 1980s of Charter 88, which called for House of Lords reform as part of a serious rethink of our constitutional architecture. I chaired Charter 88 from 1992 to 1997 and played a role in putting constitutional reform on the Labour Party manifesto prior to the 1997 election. More recently, I chaired with the Conservative...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (3rd Day) (16 Jan 2012)
“My Lords-”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (3rd Day) (16 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, I apologise for interrupting the noble and learned Lord, Lord Scott. There is no greater crime than for a barrister to interrupt a judge mid-speech, so I am covered in a white shroud as I appear before him. I, too, support the noble Lord, Lord Faulks, in this amendment, and in the other amendments. They tend to flush out a rather important question: is it the intention that this is...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 24.48% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 145 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)