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the Earl of Onslow
Former Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1971
- Left Parliament on 14 May 2011 — Died
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How the Earl of Onslow voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Fixed-term Parliaments Bill: Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) (29 Mar 2011)
“Can the noble and learned Lord give me any precedent where a specific motion of no confidence in the Government has been passed, followed two, three or four days by another motion saying, "Actually, we made a boo-boo and we do have confidence in the Government"? I cannot think of one in the 19th century, or, probably, in the 18th century; and certainly not in this century. Or am I being...”
- Fixed-term Parliaments Bill: Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) (29 Mar 2011)
“Has not the noble and learned Lord, Lord Falconer, actually made a speech suggesting that we should use some of the remaining powers left to us under the Parliament Act to sling this rotten Bill right out hook, line and sinker?”
- Fixed-term Parliaments Bill: Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) (29 Mar 2011)
“I may be tempted to tempt.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 41.23% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- 16 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 360 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)