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Lord Bates
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord on 7 July 2008
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Finance Bill: Second Reading and Remaining Stages (Continued) (26 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, it is a privilege to contribute to this debate. We have heard two excellent maiden speeches from my noble friends Lady Browning and Lord Spicer. Although their speeches were very different, they were both accomplished parliamentary performances. They will both be a credit to this House, and we look forward to many more of them. I was particularly interested in the contribution of my...”
- Finance Bill: Second Reading and Remaining Stages (Continued) (26 Jul 2010)
“That is a fair point but, in a sense, it does not really matter what the most distinguished economist in the room says about it or what the least distinguished economist in the room-me-says about it. Fitch's preliminary assessment of the Budget was that, "it sets out an ambitious deficit reduction path that, if delivered upon, will materially strengthen confidence in UK public finances and...”
- Finance Bill: Second Reading and Remaining Stages (Continued) (26 Jul 2010)
“I am quoting from the same rating agencies that rate government debt and sovereign debt around the world. That is what results in the prices of those debts being traded on the international money markets. The noble Lord, Lord Myners, knows better than anyone about the global flows of international finance. The rating levels are crucial to this, as we see when we look at the situation in...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 128 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 53% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 25 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Bates speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 83 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)