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Lord Carswell
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord on 13 January 2004
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Carswell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Bloody Sunday Inquiry — Motion to Take Note (13 Oct 2010)
“My Lords, by way of exordium, I tender congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, on his maiden speech, which has been a notable contribution to this debate. He, of course, is better known to the profession and the world at large as Ken Macdonald, Director of Public Prosecutions from 2003 to 2008. That, as everyone connected with the law certainly knows, is one of the...”
- Damages (Asbestos-related Conditions) Bill [HL]: Committee (5 Mar 2010)
“My Lords, I have spent a great deal of the past 50 years trying to obtain damages for plaintiffs, prevent plaintiffs from obtaining damages, awarding or refusing to award damages to plaintiffs, and sitting on appeals on the amount of damages awarded. A significant part of that work has been concerned with diseases of the chest related to asbestos. I do not for a moment claim the depth of...”
- Powers of Entry etc. Bill [HL]: Committee (5 Mar 2010)
“I express my complete and wholehearted agreement with the noble Lords, Lord Selsdon and Lord Marlesford. The Bill will allow to be enshrined in the law what ought to be regarded as a bright-line principle: that officialdom should not be allowed to enter private premises without either consent or a warrant or court order.”
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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 0.78% 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") 3 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)