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Baroness Thornton
Labour Peer
- Baronesses in Waiting, HM Household (since 25 Jan 2008)
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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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Armed Forces: Future Defence Policy — Motion to Take Note (6 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I think that it is necessary to move on with the ministerial speech.”
- Health: Walton Report — Question (3 Nov 2009)
“The department welcomes the Walton report into services for those living with muscular dystrophy. Following the publication of the National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions in 2005 to improve health and social care services for those with muscular dystrophy, progress to improve services has been made. However, in some parts of the country, services are not meeting the expected...”
- Health: Walton Report — Question (3 Nov 2009)
“I thank the noble Baroness for drawing this issue to my attention. We have enormous sympathy for people living with muscular dystrophy—and their families and carers—particularly those with Duchenne, a very severe disease with which about 100 boys are born every year. We are very concerned that life expectancy is shorter in some areas than in others. We are aware that in some parts...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 70 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 22 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 8 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Baroness Thornton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 315 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)