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Lord Avebury
Liberal Democrat Peer
- 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 for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (13 Feb 2012)
“Preparations for elections in Zimbabwe – Lord Avebury. ”
- Sahel — Question (9 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, what response has there been to the appeal by the International Development Secretary to take steps in addition to those that have already been taken by the Government of this country and by the European Union to avert the possibility that 6.8 million people in the Sahel may starve? Are any steps being taken by the international community to bring to an end the conflict in northern...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Democratic Republic of Congo (9 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government why the Country of Origin Information report on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not been revised since July 2009; and whether they will publish an updated report in view of the allegations in the report Unsafe Return, published by Justice First in November 2011, concerning the treatment of failed asylum seekers who are returned to the DRC.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 76 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 94 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 57.90% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 959 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)