• Labour Peer
• Became a Lord in 1999
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How Lord Brett voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Offender Management Bill (27 Jun 2007)

“My Lords, I add my voice to those supporting the amendment. I do so from a contrary position but in agreement with the previous speaker. For a decade, I had the privilege of being the general-secretary of the Institution of Professional Civil Servants, which, by definition, consisted of professionals who entered the Civil Service anywhere in the United Kingdom but in a career service. In a...”

Poverty and Governance (11 Jan 2007)

“My Lords, I echo the many tributes to the noble Baroness, Lady Whitaker, for introducing the debate so well, and for setting the scene so comprehensively. When you are batting as far down the order as I am, you are expected neither to bat as long nor to score as many as the opening batsmen. Listening to the noble Viscount, Lord Eccles, and the noble Lord, Lord Wallace—the opening...”

G8: Development Aid (26 Jan 2006)

“My Lords, with others, I share a debt of gratitude to the noble Baroness, Lady Jay, for bringing this issue before us. I can say with all honesty that I do not disagree with a word of any of the preceding nine speeches and so, therefore, I shall concentrate on a word that has not yet been said—and that is the four-letter word "jobs". That word has not passed anyone's lips, but do not be...”

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• Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 41% of votes in parliament — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 0 comments on this Lord's speeches — average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 35 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)