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Lord Blackwell
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Blackwell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against 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 against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Economy: Deficit Reduction — Question (15 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, does my noble friend accept that the primary reason for our current deficit is the fact that public expenditure as a percentage of GDP grew from less than 40 per cent to close to 50 per cent in the first 10 years of this century? Will he confirm that the Government's primary focus is therefore to get public expenditure back down below 40 per cent, where it can be supported by an...”
- International Monetary Fund — Question (24 Nov 2011)
“My Lords, does my noble friend agree that it is undesirable for the IMF or indeed any other agency to fund the debts of any particular country unless that country has a sustainable plan to restore its international competitiveness?”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Streaming (20 Jul 2011)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the latest data obtained by Ofsted on the extent of setting and streaming in schools, broken down by subject and year group; and what guidance on setting is currently given to schools.”
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 26.03% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 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") 145 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)