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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 a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (4 Jun 2013)
“Meaning of "flexibility in the fiscal framework" in the Chancellor’s speech to the IMF in Washington in April – Lord Barnett. ”
- EU: Reform — Question (16 May 2013)
“My Lords, I am not sure whether the noble Lord can speak for the Prime Minister on this occasion, but will he tell us whether the major changes that he said he was looking for will require treaty change and the agreement of all 27 member states?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 67 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 48.08% 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?)