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Lord Desai
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1991
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Desai voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Finance Bill: Second Reading and Remaining Stages (Continued) (26 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, I have been in favour of a serious cut in the budget deficit since before the election. When I said that, I had no idea which Government would be in power so my desire for a budget cut had nothing to do with political preferences. We have heard that in his March Budget, Alistair Darling proposed a time-path of cutting the deficit over the course of five years. We even had a debate...”
- Women in Society — Motion to Take Note (21 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, it is a great privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, who is well known for her contribution to children's welfare. I start by welcoming the Government's decision to ring-fence overseas aid at 0.7 per cent of GDP. I suggest that we should see slightly more than half of this devoted to causes which apply to women's welfare rather than men's. If someone can get that...”
- Foreign Policy — Debate (1 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, we are all very grateful to the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe of Aberavon, for initiating this debate. I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Maples, as I may not be in my place when he gives his maiden speech. However, I shall read it tomorrow with great interest. Given the short time that I have at my disposal, I shall have to be quick and somewhat brutal. The first hazard is, as...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- 6 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Desai speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 200 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)