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Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Labour Peer,
- Also represented Birmingham, Erdington; Hemel Hempstead
- Entered the House of Lords on 17 July 2001
- Previously MP for Birmingham, Erdington until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Birmingham, Erdington, 1983-2001 and for Hemel Hempstead, 1974-1979. Opposition spokesman on home affairs, 1987-92, on broadcasting, the media and national heritage, 1992-94, on disabled people's rights, 1994-95. Member, Select Committee on Home Affairs, 1997-2001 (Chairman, 1999-2001). (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 10 October 1974 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Corbett of Castle Vale voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Building Britain's Future — Statement (29 Jun 2009)
“My Lords, will my noble friend confirm that history teaches us that the worst thing that any Government can do at times of peril for families, for children, for young people, for jobs and for homes, is to throw up their hands and say, "there is nothing we can do"? I remind my noble friend that when I was a constituency MP, I asked a postman once how many giros he delivered through the doors...”
- Olympic Games 2012: Shooting — Question (25 Jun 2009)
“My Lords, I was at that meeting with Members of this House and the other place. It was far from conclusive. Will the Minister urgently invite LOCOG to look again at the presentation shown by British Shooting on 16 February—it was seemingly dismissed as inaccurate information—that demonstrated that the Olympic shooting events can still be staged at Bisley, within existing...”
- Afghanistan: Improvised Explosive Devices — Question (24 Jun 2009)
“My Lords, against the background that seven out of every 10 British and coalition troops killed in Iraq are killed by Iranian-made roadside explosive devices, with Iran training the people to deliver them and smuggling them across 58 routes into Iraq, of which the MoD has details, can the noble Baroness give an estimate of how many of those devices are now beginning to be used in Afghanistan?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 20 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 120 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)