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Baroness Scotland of Asthal
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Scotland of Asthal voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Aviation: Passenger Duty — Question (23 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, do the Government accept that the Caribbean now has a number of very fragile economies and that these duties will have a disproportionate, deleterious effect on their well-being, and therefore will in many ways affect the United Kingdom too, which benefits greatly from many of those who hail from that region?”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (4th Day) (18 Jan 2012)
“I shall not move Amendments 45 and 46, but I can reassure the noble Lord that, if his efforts prove to be unfruitful, we shall certainly be back. Amendment 45 not moved. Amendment 46 not moved. Amendment 47 Moved by Baroness Butler-Sloss 47: Schedule 1, page 121, line 47, at end insert- "( ) Civil legal services provided to an individual who has, or it is alleged will, put the child at risk...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (4th Day) (18 Jan 2012)
“I support the noble and learned Baroness in this matter. She is absolutely right that these cases are rare, but unfortunately they tend to be the most painful. The opportunity for the judge who is managing such a case to be able, if he or she thinks it appropriate, to invite legal representation for that part of the case, and there being legal aid available for the judge to so invite, may be...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 67.83% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 35 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 2449 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)