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Lord Acton
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 17 April 2000
- Positions held at time of appointment: Writer (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
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
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Banking Reform — Statement (3 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I understood my noble friend to say that the Royal Bank of Scotland would divest itself of 300 branches. If I am correct, does a thread link those 300 branches and how many branches will the Royal Bank of Scotland be left with after those 300 have gone?”
- Health: Side Effects of Medication — Question (3 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, does my noble friend agree that "next year" is a rather long and elastic time? Could the review not be tightened up a bit?”
- Zimbabwe — Question (2 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, my noble friend said that the noble Baroness, Lady Kinnock, was going to South Africa. We wish her very well in her diplomatic efforts. What is the current position of South Africa on the Zimbabwean situation? I do not ask this just to monitor how good the noble Baroness, Lady Kinnock, is at diplomacy.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 7 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Acton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 21 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)