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Baroness Thornton
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1998
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Thornton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Epilepsy (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the clinical and cost effectiveness of the use of specialist epilepsy nurses. To ask Her Majesty's Government to what extent the National Health Service is meeting the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidance on the waiting time for a first specialist consultation for those suspected of having...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Specialist Nurses (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the Department of Health's guidance Long Term Neurological Conditions: A good practice guide to the development of the multidisciplinary team and the value of the specialist nurse reflects current departmental policy.”
- Privileges and Conduct: Motion to Agree (27 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, it is rare that I intervene in one of these discussions-in fact, I have never done so. However, I feel that I need to because two of our most distinguished Members seem to indicate that the Joint Committee was so wimpish that it could not stand up to being, as it were, lobbied. Who of us has not been lobbied from time to time about the issues that we have been discussing in a...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 95 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 26 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 11 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Baroness Thornton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 473 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)