• Labour Peer
• Became a Lord on 17 April 2000
• Positions held: Writer (from Number 10 press release)
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How Lord Acton voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Zimbabwe (7 May 2008)

“My Lords, following my noble friend's comments on SADC observers, is it British policy to back as strongly as possible the diplomatic efforts of the more positive SADC countries?”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Diabetes (1 May 2008)

“asked Her Majesty's Government: What evidence is available to support the use of home testing of blood sugar for type 2 diabetes.”

Health: Cousin Marriage (21 Apr 2008)

“My Lords, is my noble friend aware that my great-great-great-grandfather, Sir John Acton, the Bourbon Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, married his niece with the benefit of papal dispensation, and that their grandson was the first Lord Acton, who was a Liberal and not a Bourbon, and of whom the noble Lord, Lord McNally, thoroughly approves? From what has been discussed so...”

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this Lord's speeches — average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 20 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)