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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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Coroners and Justice Bill: Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (26 Oct 2009)

“My Lords, I am grateful to all noble Lords who have participated in this debate, perhaps particularly to the Minister for pointing out the purpose behind what I am doing, and for drawing some attention to a number of the points that I made in my introduction, which were studiously ignored by a number of colleagues because of a degree of discomfort about the whole business. I am used to...”

Coroners and Justice Bill: Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (26 Oct 2009)

“If the noble Lord expects me to provide chapter and verse, either medically or theologically, I am not prepared to do that.”

Coroners and Justice Bill: Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (26 Oct 2009)

“If the noble Lord maintains that doctors and the medical profession have always been justified in their ethical and moral stance and have never had to change it, that is a position to which I would not hold, nor do I believe that he would. I offer it as an example, and we could look to providing the chapter and verse that he wishes, but that is not the issue. The issue is whether one is...”

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  • Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
  • Has voted in 25% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — 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") 79 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)