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Lord Boyd of Duncansby
Labour Peer
- Changed party from Crossbench on 8 Oct 2006
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- Became a Lord on 3 July 2006
- Positions held at time of appointment: Lord Advocate, Scottish Executive. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (27 May 2010)
“My Lords, I, too, welcome the new Ministers and congratulate them on their appointments. However, I wish to refer to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Wallace of Tankerness. He and I sat next to each other in Cabinet for five years in a coalition Government-although one of a different hue-in Scotland. I formed a very high regard for him during that time, for much of which he was Minister for...”
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing (Temporary Provisions) Bill — Committee (9 Feb 2010)
“My Lords, perhaps I could ask the noble Lord about Amendment 7. The Bill extends to Scotland, but I do not see any reference to the jurisdiction of the Scottish courts. Perhaps the noble Lord can tell us what role, if any, the Scottish courts might play, and what happens to somebody in Scotland whose assets are frozen.”
- Marine Navigation Aids Bill [HL]: Second Reading (5 Feb 2010)
“My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Northern Lighthouse Heritage Trust, a body set up by the Northern Lighthouse Board to look after property that is no longer part of the General Lighthouse Fund. I was also a commissioner of the Northern Lighthouse Board for nearly 10 years. In 1998 I was present at the ceremony of the automation of the last manned lighthouse in the northern...”
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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 62% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above 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") 26 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)