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Lord Cobbold
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1987
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Cobbold voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: Motion to Take Note (Continued) (30 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, given the late hour, I shall be brief. I am one of those who feel strongly that the proposal to turn the present House of Lords into a wholly or partly elected Senate is not reform but abolition, the abolition of an institution that has a unique history and which performs a valuable function in the scrutiny of new legislation. It does not create legislation, and where there is...”
- House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]: Committee (21 Oct 2011)
“An alternative, my Lords, is to have a fixed period of service for all Members of the House. That would allow people to give of their great experience and later on to live longer lives.”
- House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]: Committee (21 Oct 2011)
“My Lords, I was not expecting this brief amendment to come so early in the debate. It explains itself and states that in the future, when hereditary Peers no longer are here by right, they can nevertheless take another responsibility. I beg to move.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 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 22.98% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 60 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)