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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: Hong Kong (2 Jul 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Triesman on 28 June 2006 (WA 147), whether they will ensure that staff at the British Consulate-General in Hong Kong receive training on (a) the provisions of paragraph 6.2 of Annex H to Chapter 14 of the Nationality Instructions, and (b) the statements made by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs in paragraph 2(e) of their...”
- War Crimes — Question (30 Jun 2009)
“My Lords, can the legislation that the Minister is contemplating be retrospective so that we can get rid of the Rwandan war criminals and any others who may be sheltering in our territory?”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Alcohol (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the recommendation on alcohol abuse among young Londoners Too Much Too Young?; and whether they have in place other measures to reduce the level of alcohol abuse among young people.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 90 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 111 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 56% 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.
- 28 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Avebury speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 884 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)