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Lord Christopher
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1998
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Christopher voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Bailiffs — Question (14 May 2013)
“My Lords, the first Question from the Minister’s own Benches was very apt. The Financial Times reported a couple of days ago that there had already been a significant rise in the scale of unpaid rent to local authorities because of the changes in housing benefit. What advice will the Government give to local authorities, since if bailiffs turn up people will not only have no home but no...”
- Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Commons Amendments (24 Apr 2013)
“Who is to determine the result if there is a dispute about the costs involved?”
- Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Commons Amendments (24 Apr 2013)
“The noble Viscount has been very coy about what "reasonable" means. I sought to demonstrate that it could be much more expensive than it might appear at first sight. I do not know of any trade union lawyer, for example, who would do other than say, "Go to the City for advice". Equally, it may well be more difficult to be satisfied by a valuation on the sale or disposal of those shares. Will...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 59.01% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above 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") 46 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)