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Earl Cathcart
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord on 7 March 2007
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Earl Cathcart voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Water: National Grid — Question (28 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, we pipe and store gas and oil around the country, so why not water? The Roman aqueducts did it 2,000 years ago. The Minister previously cited the difficulty in getting water uphill. Quite so, and no doubt the £30 billion or so cost of establishing a grid is also an issue. Why cannot we use wind turbines to push the water uphill? Is not the provision of water a far greater and...”
- EU: Sow Stalls Ban — Question (19 Jan 2012)
“I hope the Government's response to the pig directive is more robust than their response to the egg directive. As an egg producer, I am appalled that the Government's answer to the import of eggs produced in illegal battery cages is not to send the lorry back to the country of origin, not to fine the importer or impound their vehicle, not to destroy the illegal eggs, but to send the eggs for...”
- Agriculture: Egg Industry — Question for Short Debate (14 Nov 2011)
“My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend on the timing of this debate. With EU civil servants failing to reach agreement on 28 October, this issue is to be discussed today and tomorrow at the meeting of the EU Ministers. Like my noble friend, my son has a free-range egg contract through Noble Foods, which takes place on my farm. With Brussels failing to reach agreement, UK egg producers fear...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 71.48% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 128 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)