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Lord Barnett
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1983
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Barnett voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (2 Jul 2013)
“PM's discussions about economic growth in the Eurozone and UK at the G8 Summit – Lord Barnett. ”
- Economy: Fiscal Framework — Question (4 Jun 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government what was meant by the reference to “flexibility in the fiscal framework” in the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s speech to the International Monetary Fund in Washington in April.”
- Economy: Fiscal Framework — Question (4 Jun 2013)
“My Lords, if that was an answer to my Question, I thank the Minister. The Chancellor used to be proud to claim the IMF as a supporter of his policies, but it has now said a number of times, and it is worth repeating, that the Chancellor might revisit his austerity programme. Does that mean that he is or he is not?”
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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 27 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 48.11% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 222 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)