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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 very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments (22 Apr 2013)
“My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Flather, for her remarks and I would not for a moment dare to have stopped her contribution to this debate. The principle that we are discussing remains as simple as and straightforward as it was when it was debated in 2010, in Committee on the Bill and on Report. The question is: how do we give legal protection to the victims of caste...”
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments (22 Apr 2013)
“My Lords, do I sense that the House would like to move on? I think that is probably the right thing to do.”
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendments (22 Apr 2013)
“My Lords, I will make some very short remarks because the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell, and the noble Lord, Lord Low, have more than adequately explained why we find ourselves in this rather unfortunate position-I agree with the noble Baroness, Lady Campbell-of asking the Government to look again and asking another place to take this back. It is important also to say that one thing has...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 9 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 74.10% 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") 673 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)