• Labour Peer
• 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)
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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
• Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Freedom of Information (Parliament and National Assembly for Wales) Order 2008 (22 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, I do not wish to detain the House for more than a few minutes. It will not surprise noble Lords to hear me say that I keep a paternal eye on orders that affect the Freedom of Information Act, and that I try to assess the effect of any orders on the original Act. I remind the House that the whole purpose of the Act is to empower the citizen to challenge the apparatus of the state,...”

Squirrels (6 Feb 2008)

“My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Forestry Commission. I sympathise with the Minister's view and hesitancy about taking action against red squirrels in most of the south of England. But in the north of England it is a different problem. Does he agree that we need to create buffer zones in the vicinity of the red squirrels so that they might survive? Has he had time to review my...”

Climate Change Bill [HL] (23 Jan 2008)

“I wish to intervene briefly, not about Amendment No. 183 but about Amendment No. 183BA. It is clear that the mood of the Committee is that the amendment proposed by the Liberals ought to be supported. I have expressed my concern about its lack of focus. I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, on the need for a unified approach. In a sense, we also ought to have a unified approach in...”

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• Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — 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 — 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") 31 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)