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Lord Ahmed
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1998
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Ahmed voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Gaza — Question for Short Debate (8 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Warner for providing this opportunity, even though we have only 120 seconds. The right honourable David Miliband, the former Foreign Secretary, wrote recently that, "Gaza has become the land that time-and the wider international community-forgot". I do not want to mention the UNRWA figures of high unemployment and poverty. My noble friend has already...”
- Pakistan — Question (30 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Pakistan regarding the democratic process in that country.”
- Pakistan — Question (30 Jan 2012)
“I thank the Minister for his reply. Does he agree that it is important for any democratically elected Government to show respect for law, the courts and public opinion, and to reject corruption, nepotism and bribery? Therefore, does he also agree that it is better to work with national institutions such as the civil service and the army to modernise and reform them rather than criticising...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 9 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 35 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 62.52% of votes in this House 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") 74 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)