• Labour Peer
• Lords in Waiting, HM Household (since 8 Nov 2007)
• Became a Lord in 1998
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How Lord Bach voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (7 May 2008)

“y Lords, I beg to move that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment No. 28A, consequential on Lords Amendment No. 28. At Third Reading, the Government accepted Lords Amendments Nos. 24 and 28, which remove the power to amend the period of time certain offenders will spend in custody under the new recall provisions before being automatically re-released and the number of days...”

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (7 May 2008)

“My Lords, it is an option, and I am grateful to all noble Lords who have spoken. But if it is an option, Clause 10 must stay in the Bill. I understand that the attempt is to take Clause 10 out.”

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (7 May 2008)

“My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, but I would like to consider further what he has said. However, if the opposition amendment is successful, Clause 10 will be removed from the Bill; that is it, it is not there. There is no chance of any Secretary of State bringing it in, because it will not exist. That is why I ask the House not to vote for the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord...”

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• Has spoken in 83 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 comments on this Lord's speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 8 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Bach speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1133 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)