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Lord Birt
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord on 7 March 2000
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Birt voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Banking (24 May 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the lessons for the regulation of United Kingdom banks arising from the recent losses at JPMorgan Chase & Co.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Airports: Heathrow (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they expect waiting times at UK Border Agency checkpoints at London Heathrow airport to reduce; and if so, when.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: National Heritage: Listed Buildings (30 Apr 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the likely impact on the national heritage of applying VAT to alterations to listed buildings.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 5.83% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 25 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)