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Lord Boston of Faversham
Former Crossbench Peer

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    • Became a Lord in 1976
    • Left Parliament on 23 July 2011 — Died

      Voting record (from PublicWhip)

      How Lord Boston of Faversham voted on key issues since 2001:

      • Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
      • Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
      • Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
      • Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
      • Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
      • Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes

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      Most recent appearances

      Clerk of the Parliaments — Retirement of Michael Graham Pownall (26 Apr 2011)

      “My Lords, I apologise to my noble friend for intervening prematurely. As one of your Lordships' former Chairmen of Committees, I support the Motion moved by the noble Lord the Leader of the House. I served first as Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees, and I worked with Michael Pownall in that role. He was, of course, in charge of me. I predicted at that time that he would finish up as...”

      Clerk of the Parliaments — Retirement of Michael Graham Pownall (26 Apr 2011)

      “My Lords-”

      Written Answers — House of Lords: London Thames Gateway Development Corporation (16 Mar 2011)

      “To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written statement by Baroness Hanham on 7 March (WS 144-5) about the London Thames Gateway Development Corporation, why they did not include the London Borough of Tower Hamlets among the London boroughs to which the Corporation's planning functions will be returned from 1 April 2011.”

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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 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
      • Has voted in 13.86% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
      • People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
      • 2 people are tracking this peer.
      • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 48 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)