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Baroness Thornton
Labour Peer
- Baronesses in Waiting, HM Household (since 25 Jan 2008)
- 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
- Has never voted on 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
- Swine Flu — Statement (2 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, I was aware that my honourable friend Gillian Merron was giving evidence to the committee, and therefore worked out that several members of your Lordships' House might be better informed than I am, having just had a refresher course, as it were. The point about information is well made. In preparing myself for the Statement, I went online and tested it by Googling and other ways. I...”
- Swine Flu — Statement (2 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, as I said in the Statement, we are working very closely with the devolved Administrations. The arrangements for the National Pandemic Flu Service in each devolved Administration are still being finalised, and are, of course, the object of consultation and agreement as we move forward. This is not something that can possibly be imposed on anybody: it has to be done through...”
- Swine Flu — Statement (2 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, the noble Lord is exactly right. That is why we are we are clearly calling this an interim phase. That means that the Health Protection Agency is stepping back from front-line response, and primary care is taking a lead in diagnosing and distributing antivirals. We are ending contact-tracing and prophylaxis in all areas, and will now be identifying by clinical diagnosis or from the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 80 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 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") 295 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)