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Lord Anderson of Swansea

Labour Peer,

• Also represented Swansea East; Monmouth


• Entered the House of Lords on 19 July 2005
• Previously MP for Swansea East until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Monmouth, 1966-1970 and Swansea East, 1974-2005. Opposition spokesman for foreign affairs, 1983-1992, on defence, 1993-1994 and Shadow Solicitor General, 1994-1995. Chairman, Foreign Affairs Select Committee, 1997-2005. (from Number 10 press release)
• Entered Parliament on 31 March 1966 — General election

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• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Most recent appearances

EU: Lisbon Treaty — Question (1 Jul 2009)

“My Lords, I give a warm croeso to my noble friend, who seems totally at home in your Lordships' House already. Will she confirm that there was in no way some sinister manoeuvre on the part of the European Union, but that this was a specific request by a sovereign Government—the Government of the Republic of Ireland—to which the Council of Ministers responded positively?”

War Crimes — Question (30 Jun 2009)

“My Lords, my noble friend mentioned the problem of those who are known to be war criminals, but what about those who come in clandestinely or when we do not know their background of potential war crimes? How does he respond to the dilemma that most of those accused of war crimes by definition come from countries where we have doubts about their legal system? Is there not a danger that this...”

Iraq — Debate (18 Jun 2009)

“My Lords, I strike a note of scepticism and discord. I recognise that the Government are honouring an obligation and have to proceed, but I am profoundly unconvinced that the exercise will be worthwhile. It is something of a pipe dream to believe that the inquiry as planned, or any inquiry, will lead to closure. I cite in evidence the letter page of the Guardian yesterday, where so many...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
• Has voted in 74% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 7 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 3 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Anderson of Swansea speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 89 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).