• Labour Peer
• Became a Lord in 1997
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How Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Post Offices (24 Apr 2008)

“My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Byford, for giving us the opportunity to have this debate and to look for better prospects for the post office network. It is also a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord Low of Dalston, many of whose views I share. Like my noble friend Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan, I want to mention a few difficult facts rather than offer more tea...”

Alcohol: Young People (6 Mar 2008)

“My Lords, will the Minister reflect on the comparison that he has just made with American practice? Many of our people start drinking underage at 16 or 17, whereas in America you have to be 21 before you can start purchasing alcohol and there are severe restrictions on where you can take it. I think that we need a fundamental review of just where we are going with our strategy. Age and cost...”

Airports: Heathrow (4 Mar 2008)

“My Lords, is it not true that the 47 routes that hitherto flew from Heathrow to other parts of the planet have now gone to continental airports, that the flights continue and that there has been no effect whatsoever on climate change? If we continue to have an unbalanced examination of the problems that we face here, we will end up with a decline in Heathrow. All we will see is a growth in...”

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• Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 85% of votes in parliament — well above 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") 70 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)