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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 for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Cumbrian Shooting Incident (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will investigate and report on the decision to deploy the Civil Nuclear Constabulary during the course of the actions of Mr Derrick Bird on 2 June. To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of the police firearms officers who responded to the activities of Mr Derrick Bird were officers from the Civil Nuclear Constabulary. To ask Her Majesty's...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Cumbrian Shooting Incident (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many fully crewed armed response vehicles operated by Cumbria Constabulary were deployed at the start of the shooting incidents on 2 June involving Derrick Bird; and how many such vehicles are owned by the force. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether the number of armed response vehicles deployed by Cumbria Constabulary at the start of the shooting...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Railways: Rolling Stock (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government , further to the Written Answer by Earl Attlee on 19 July (WA 177-8), what was the estimated cost of rail rolling stock schemes being discussed with operators as part of the high level output specification programme which has been paused.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 57 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 75% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 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") 130 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)