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Lord Boateng
Labour Peer

• Also represented Brent South

• Entered the House of Lords on 1 July 2010
• Previously MP for Brent South until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election

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• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Boateng voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
• Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Has never voted on more EU integration. votes

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• Occasionally rebels against their party.

Most recent appearances

Disability Services: Motion to Take Note (10 Jan 2013)

“My Lords, the noble Baroness is right: there are many role models in the disabled and black and minority ethnic communities. Our concern is that they should be role models for what they are, not for their success in overcoming the barriers that they have had to face because they are black or minority ethnic or because they are disabled. This has been an important debate. Members who have...”

Disability Services: Motion to Take Note (10 Jan 2013)

“My Lords, I rise, somewhat belatedly, to move the Motion standing in my name. To be black, a member of an ethnic minority or disabled is to know what it is to be invisible-to be there but somehow not be seen, or to be heard but simply not heeded. That concept is difficult to explain. It is difficult, frankly, for those of us who happen to be members of the black and minority ethnic community...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
• Has voted in 49.22% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 23 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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