• Labour Peer
• Baronesses in Waiting, HM Household (since 25 Jan 2008)
• Became a Lord in 1998
• Send a message to Baroness Thornton (via WriteToThem.com)
• Email me whenever Baroness Thornton speaks (no more than once per day)

• Voting record
• Recent appearances
• Numerology

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
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Health: Dementia (22 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, in recent years, the Government have invested significant sums in dementia research and will continue to do so. We believe that more could and should be done. That is why consultation on a national dementia strategy that we published last month includes a recommendation and plans for building on the existing UK research base.”

Health: Dementia (22 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, we face a very serious problem; the Government are well aware of that. We are committed to supporting and enabling more research on dementia. A significant amount of money, £29 million, is being invested today. In addition, the Department is investing £20 million over five years for the national research network on dementia and neurodegenerative diseases, DeNDRoN, plus...”

Health: Dementia (22 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, the noble Lord is absolutely correct. Part of the Government's drive to ensure that NICE processes the findings and implications of new treatments as rapidly as possible includes NICE issuing guidance on drugs to treat Alzheimer's and other dementia diseases as quickly as it can.”

More of Baroness Thornton's recent appearances

RSS feed (?)

Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)

• Has spoken in 59 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 70% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 14 comments on this Lord's speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 5 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Baroness Thornton speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 172 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)