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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 very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- 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 more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Committee (8th Day) (Continued) (7 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, a powerful case has been made for this amendment in two powerful speeches from noble Lords. We look forward to the Minister's response.”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Committee (8th Day) (Continued) (7 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I shall be as quick as I can. Clause 83 is one of the shortest clauses in the Bill. It states: "Schedule 11 (amendment of enactments relating to bail) has effect". If we turn to Schedule 11 on page 193, we see that it sets out the proposals for amendments to the Bail Act 1976. If there was ever a need for a keeling schedule, it is here. Amendments to the 1976 Act are set out in...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Committee (8th Day) (Continued) (7 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I can be very short. These are amendments that appeal to us, too. Referral orders, which were created in the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999, seem to work pretty well. Increasing the age from 18 to 21 is a sensible course to take. The noble Baroness, Lady Howe, asked whether they should not be extended to an age greater than 21. We talked in the previous debate about...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 65 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 78.89% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 33 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") 1737 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)