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Lord Avebury
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Spokesperson for the Home Office (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Became a Lord in 1971
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Avebury voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: British Citizenship (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether arrangements have been made by the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong to confirm with Chinese authorities in Hong Kong whether ethnic minority applicants for British citizenship are citizens of China; and whether British Nationals (Overseas) applying for British citizenship are required to produce their own letter from Chinese authorities confirming...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Hong Kong (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will instruct the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong not to ask a British National (Overseas) who wishes to register as a British citizen falsely to certify to Hong Kong authorities that he or she is a Chinese citizen and apply for a Hong Kong Chinese passport; and whether they will be responsible for any fines, legal expenses or prison...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Hong Kong (3 Feb 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong has had discussions with the Hong Kong immigration department since 13 January; if so, what matters were discussed; and what was the outcome.”
More of Lord Avebury's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 61 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 86 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 55% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 30 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Avebury speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 892 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)