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Lord Berkeley
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 2 May 2000
- Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, Rail Freight Group; Piggybank Consortium (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Berkeley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (6 Mar 2012)
“Impact of increases in demand and demand for the new Great Western franchise – Lord Berkeley. ”
- Cyclists: Accidents — Question (8 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, is the noble Earl aware that in the present mayor's time in office accidents have actually increased? It is thought that he has increased the free-flowing of cars and lorries through the junctions, and reduced the time for pedestrians and cyclists to go across. He has also reduced the amount of space on the road for cycle lanes, and things like that-in spite of bringing in the new...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Ports and Harbours (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of public funding has been offered to EastPort in Great Yarmouth since the completion of the new harbour. To ask Her Majesty's Government what arrangements have been written into the agreement between the public funders and venture capital funders of the construction of EastPort, Great Yarmouth, to ensure a return on the public sector investment if...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 49 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 116 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 56.32% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 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") 370 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)