• Labour Peer
• Became a Lord in 1996
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How Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against stopping climate change. votes, speeches

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

World Leaders Summit (17 Nov 2008)

“My Lords, I have been travelling fairly extensively in the Middle East over the past five weeks or so, and in that time I have consistently heard, not only from political leaders but from a wide range of business people, about the admiration they have for the leadership offered by my right honourable friend the Prime Minister. Noble Lords opposite may not like that, but it happens to be true....”

Zimbabwe (22 Oct 2008)

“My Lords, my noble friend's frustration with the situation in Zimbabwe is evident in the way that he is answering the questions. Does he see any solution in the near future to this appalling situation and the lack of real response from Zimbabwe's neighbours? Does he see any breakthrough possible in the near future over this or will we repeat these endless exchanges where we all agree it is...”

Nuclear Energy: Electricité de France (21 Oct 2008)

“My Lords, like a number of other noble Lords, I expect, I find myself agreeing very strongly with what the noble Lord, Lord Renton of Mount Harry, said about the expansion of the nuclear industry in this country. I also agree very strongly indeed with what my noble friend Lord Tomlinson said about the lack of a two-way street. Do the Government have any intention of having a golden share in...”

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 67% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this Lord's speeches — average amongst Lords.
• 1 person is tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1014 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)