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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)
How Lord Boyd of Duncansby voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, there is an important point in what my noble friend says. The Calman commission recommendation was that: "The responsibility for the appointment of the Scottish member of the BBC Trust should be exercised by Scottish Ministers, subject to the normal public appointments process". There is no suggestion there that it would be by anyone other than the Scottish Ministers. Perhaps in...”
- Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I have very little else to add to what has been a useful debate. However, I hope that next time we come to this we are able to group the amendments in such a way that we can have a more structured debate, because it has not been particularly easy to follow. The noble and learned Lord has been up and down on his feet-I do not blame him for that in any way, but the way that this has...”
- Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)
“I referred a case about the independence of justices of the peace, for the very reason to which the noble and learned Lord, Lord McCluskey, referred-because of the importance in getting clarity at an early stage so that the system as a whole did not seize up.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 63.73% of votes in this House with this affiliation — 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") 42 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)