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Lord Alderdice
Liberal Democrat Peer, Former Speaker, and MLA for Belfast East
- Also represented Belfast East
- Changed party from Alliance on 30 Jun 1998
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- Became a Lord in 1996
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 28 April 2003 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Alderdice voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Health: Prostate Cancer — Question (19 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, given that the prostate-specific antigen test is not in fact pathognomonic of cancer of the prostate but simply of disturbance of the prostate and that significantly high levels of the antigen are likely to lead to an investigative biopsy by a urological surgeon, is the Minister content that we have enough urological surgeons in the country to undertake the level of investigative...”
- Health: NICE — Question (14 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, the treatment of such disorders- particularly cancer, but it is also true of Alzheimer's disease-requires not just biological but also psychological and social interventions. Although the biological research is often funded by pharmaceutical companies, NICE has great difficulty in finding the funding for research for psychological and social treatments. Can my noble friend indicate...”
- Health: Diet — Question (13 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, given that the Government, directly and indirectly, are one of the largest employers in the country, and therefore the provider, directly or indirectly, of lunch and other meals, is there anything they can do to ensure that the meals provided and the diet available to employees, direct or indirect, of the Government are improved in line with what the noble Lord asked?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 26% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 11 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Alderdice speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 95 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)