• Labour Peer
• Became a Lord on 3 May 2000
• Positions held: Chairman, The Bar Council (from Number 10 press release)
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How Lord Brennan voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] (3 Dec 2007)

“I share your Lordships' sense of trepidation as I begin my remarks, but we must assuage it with the success of my recovery, which was due to the assistance given to me in this House by many noble friends, including the noble Lords, Lord Patel, Lord Walton and Lord Turnberg, by its staff—Stella Devadason gave me the earliest treatment—but in particular by the noble Lord, Lord...”

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] (19 Nov 2007)

“My Lords, I propose for the consideration of the House now and in Committee the creation of a national bioethics commission in this country. The great physicist Niels Bohr said that it was dangerous to make predictions, especially about the future. He was right about his own scientific world. We are now at a stage where the speed of scientific advance is very fast indeed. It is outstripping...”

Economic Sanctions: (EAC Report) (12 Oct 2007)

“My Lords, I, too, thank the committee for this excellent report. I regret that, probably due to their other commitments, only three members of the committee felt able to contribute to this debate, because the topic deserves broad review. The essential feature of sanctions and international politics these days, following the UN charter and to which our country must significantly contribute, is...”

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• Has spoken in 5 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 34% of votes in parliament — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 comment on this Lord's speeches — above average amongst Lords.
• 7 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Brennan speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 148 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)