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Lord Burns
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1998
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Burns voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL] — Report (31 Jan 2011)
“My Lords, I will disappoint the noble Lord, Lord Barnett, by agreeing with the amendment, or rather with its spirit, because it is important that the funding of the OBR is as transparent as possible. We need an arrangement that will last. We all know that the Treasury has great power and I accept the argument that the OBR needs the protection of a transparent process. Of course, nothing would...”
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL] — Report (31 Jan 2011)
“My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Eatwell, describes his proposed change from at least five years to at least three years as "crucial", but his whole argument as set out implies that, on all occasions, the non-executive committee would choose to have this review at the very end of the period during which it is allowed to have the review. I cannot for one moment imagine that that is what it would...”
- Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [HL] — Report (31 Jan 2011)
“I also welcome these amendments. We spent a great deal of time in Grand Committee trying to bring greater clarity to the remit of the OBR and protecting its independence. We also tried to clarify the governance of the OBR and, particularly, the role of its non-executive members. The Government have responded positively to those discussions. The amendments deal very well with the bulk of the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates 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 3.44% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below 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") 17 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)