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Lord Avebury
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Spokesperson for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Spokesperson for the Home Office (since 8 Jan 2009)
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- 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 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: Morocco: Overseas Students (4 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what reply they have received from the Government of Morocco to their demands concerning the decision to withdraw permission from students who had been given visas to attend a Talk Together event in Oxford in August, which had received funding from the British Council.”
- Zimbabwe — Question (2 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the Southern African Development Community concerning implementation of the global political agreement in Zimbabwe.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Morocco: Fisheries Agreements (29 Oct 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government on what terms they consider the fisheries agreement between the United Kingdom and Morocco should be renewed.”
More of Lord Avebury's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 77 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 103 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.
- 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") 887 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)