• Crossbench Peer
• Became a Lord in 1969
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How Lord Bridges voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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Transport: London Underground (7 May 2008)

“My Lords, as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Crossrail, it would intrigue me very much to know whether the financial future of Crossrail is now in place. Hitherto the impression that we have received from the Government is that they give moral exhortation but no money. This is a vital improvement to the London transport system, and I hope that the Government will take it in hand.”

Environment: Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (3 Apr 2008)

“My Lords, I live in an AONB—the Suffolk Coast and Heaths AONB—and as I shall illustrate, my experience suggests that insufficient attention is being paid to this designation by the various offshoots of government, including at times, I regret to say, central government. By contrast, our county council in Suffolk has done its best to help us with its limited resources. I have one...”

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill (6 Feb 2008)

“I follow my noble friend from a rather different angle in supporting the amendment tabled by the noble Earl, Lord Onslow. When I retired from the public service some 20 years ago, I found myself, rather to my surprise, as chairman of the British branch of the United Nations Children's Fund. One of our first tasks in the years that followed was the negotiation of the Convention on the Rights...”

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• Has spoken in 9 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 18% of votes in parliament — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 1 comment on this Lord's speeches — above average amongst Lords.
• 3 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Bridges speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 58 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)