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Lord Bach
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1998
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Bach voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Crime: Youth Crime and Antisocial Behaviour Commission — Question (19 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, perhaps I may say from these Benches that we too welcome the report and we look forward to the Government's response as soon as is possible. Does the Minister agree, first, that the decline in the number of children and young people in custody by around one-third, as the report mentions, is to be widely welcomed and, secondly, that in some cases, alas, custody even for those so...”
- Defamation Bill [HL]: Second Reading (9 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, I shall begin what I intend, and what I am sure the House fervently desires, will be a fairly short contribution with a number of congratulations. I congratulate, first, our two maiden speakers today, my noble friend Lady Hayter of Kentish Town and the noble Lord, Lord Willis of Knaresborough, who both come to this House with high reputations. After their contributions today, we can...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Legal Aid (1 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had on the future of criminal legal aid with firms of solicitors who undertake large quantities of criminal legal aid work.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 62 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 77% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 32 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 17 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Bach speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1600 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)