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Lord Armstrong of Ilminster
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1988
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Armstrong of Ilminster voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (27 May 2010)
“My Lords, we are told in the gracious Speech that proposals are to be brought forward, "for a reformed second House that is wholly or mainly elected on the basis of proportional representation". I am glad that a possibility, at least, remains of retaining an element of appointed independent Cross-Bench Peers. I follow very much what the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, has just said. Discussion of...”
- Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill: Committee (and remaining stages) (7 Apr 2010)
“My Lords, perhaps it would be convenient if I also spoke to the five amendments. I do not want to comment on Amendment 1. I should have been prepared to go along with the proposals dealt with in Amendment 2 and the investigations into the code of conduct by the commission if the consent of the Minister had been required for the exercise of such an investigation. Without that, I do not think...”
- Business of the House — Motion on Standing Orders (7 Apr 2010)
“My Lords, I follow the noble Lord, Lord Goodlad, who reminded us of the observations of the Select Committee on the Constitution on this Bill. I agree with the comments in that report. I should therefore be supporting the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Trefgarne, but I, my noble friends and successors in office in the Civil Service want the Civil Service provisions to take statutory force....”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 9% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 40 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)