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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 equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Report (4th Day) (Continued) (11 Mar 2013)
“My Lords, I have listened very carefully to the speeches of the noble Lords, Lord Mitchell and Lord Lea of Crondall. While they made some interesting points, I did not find that either of them had any compelling rationale for this particular amendment. We have all agreed that the remuneration policy for those at the top of companies has to be transparent and has to be voted on and agreed by...”
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Report (4th Day) (Continued) (11 Mar 2013)
“That is precisely my point. I would have thought that the company that successfully employs lots of people at all skill levels, including those on the minimum wage or at a low-skill level, is helping society and helping us all to prosper together. Another example is a company in a consultancy that employs only PhDs. The ratio between the top and the bottom in that company may be relatively...”
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Report (4th Day) (Continued) (11 Mar 2013)
“My Lords, I am sure that all of us who are directors of public companies agree with the spirit of the Bill: that directors have an obligation to carry shareholders with them and to win their support for policies on remuneration as on other matters. However, the noble Lord's particular point about having a special resolution to approve remuneration policy I found very difficult to follow. I am...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 26.13% 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") 152 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)