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Lord Corbett of Castle Vale
Labour Peer
- Also represented Birmingham, Erdington; Hemel Hempstead
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- 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. 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
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Haemophilia (20 Oct 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government when they intend to hold a debate on the Department of Health's response to the report of the Independent Public Inquiry, headed by Lord Archer of Sandwell, into the 1,937 deaths of haemophilia patients caused by contaminated NHS blood and blood products.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Prisoners: Parole (21 Jul 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many prisoners in England and Wales are overdue parole hearings. To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the shortest and longest delays for prisoners eligible for parole whose hearings are overdue.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Olympic Games 2012: Temporary Venues (15 Jul 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will disclose to individual members of the House of Lords, or place in the Library of the House, the unedited KPMG and CLM reports and other associated papers used to decide temporary and other venues for the 2012 Olympic Games, together with details of associated construction and costings and legacy benefits.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 77% 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.
- 11 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Corbett of Castle Vale speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 120 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)