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the Earl of Northesk
Conservative Peer
- Became a Lord in 1994
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Earl of Northesk voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Data: Personal Information — Debate (2 Apr 2009)
“My Lords, this has been an excellent debate and I thank all noble Lords who participated. I genuinely enjoyed all the contributions, including that of the Minister, although I am perhaps a little disappointed that, in relation to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation report, he may have resorted to shooting the messenger because of dissatisfaction with the message. As the debate has progressed, two...”
- Data: Personal Information — Debate (2 Apr 2009)
“My Lords, in recent times it has become customary at this point in our proceedings to offer up some sort of anecdote or witticism as a means of buying time before launching forth into the body of one's text. My limited oratorical steers skills do not stretch that far, so I merely confine myself to the hope that it is neither the subject matter of today's debate nor the fact that I have risen...”
- Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2009 — Motion to Approve (24 Mar 2009)
“My Lords, will the Minister clarify one point? He just said that one of the purposes of the directive is to enable the Government to codify retained data. I am sorry, but if you want to codify retained data, you must access it. Will he explain precisely what he means by "codifying" the retained data?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 52% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 188 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)