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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 a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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 moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Committee (1st Day) (Continued) (17 Jun 2013)
“My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Elton, is of course right. It is time we moved on and went home. Amendments 11 and 11A remove registrars’ exemption from the list of individuals who may not be compelled to perform same-sex marriage, meaning that the registrars would have the right to refuse to solemnise same-sex marriage. Amendment 16 provides for registrars to refuse to perform or be...”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Committee (1st Day) (Continued) (17 Jun 2013)
“The noble Baroness keeps referring to the case of Miss Ladele but has failed to inform the House that that lady lost her case all the way up to the European Court. In other words, our equalities legislation was held to be true right up to the European Court.”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Committee (1st Day) (Continued) (17 Jun 2013)
“Will the noble Baroness inform the House whether a proposed new clause would open the door to registrars conscientiously objecting to other things such as mixed-race marriages? Where would the noble Baroness draw the line?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 74.11% of votes in this House 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 684 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)