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Lord Clark of Windermere
Labour Peer
- Also represented South Shields; Colne Valley
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- Entered the House of Lords on 2 July 2001
- Previously MP for South Shields until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for South Shields, 1979-2001 and for Colne Valley, 1970-74. Opposition spokesman on agriculture and food, 1972-74, on Defence, 1980-81, on environment, 1981-87; food, agriculture and rural affairs, 1987-92; defence, disarmament and arms control, 1992-97; Chancellor, Duchy of Lancaster, 1997-98. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Clark of Windermere voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 — Question (15 Oct 2009)
“My Lords, as my noble friend is aware, every government department has a number of designated freedom of information officers. Will he ensure that his Answer to this House today is sent to every one of them?”
- Energy: Low Carbon Transition Plan — Statement (15 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, I very much welcome this far-sighted announcement by the Minister. The noble Lord has followed the intention to reduce CO2 by the means of emissions and energy distribution. Does he accept that there is another way to reduce CO2, which is to remove it from the atmosphere? Will he confirm that it is the Government's policy to increase the amount of woodland planted in England by...”
- Afghanistan — Question (13 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, my noble friend referred to the fact that operations in Afghanistan are under the aegis of the United Nations. Will she consider reminding the BBC and ITN in MoD press releases that that is the case and that 40 other nations are fighting alongside us in Afghanistan under the United Nations' remit?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 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 63% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well 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") 34 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)