This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources.
Email me updates on Lord Dholakia’s activity (no more than once per day)
Lord Dholakia
Liberal Democrat Peer
We’re missing a photo of Lord Dholakia. If you have a photo that you can release under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license or can locate a copyright free photo, please email it to us. Please do not email us about copyrighted photos elsewhere on the internet; we can’t use them.
- Became a Lord in 1997
- Send a message to Lord Dholakia (via WriteToThem.com)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Dholakia voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (9th Day) (Continued) (9 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend the Minister for the explanation that he offered. The purpose of my amendment is not to dwell too much on whether it is half or two-thirds of the sentence; all I care about is the need to look carefully at whether the supervision period is affected by the decision. I would be very grateful if the Minister could write to me before Report. It may be...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (9th Day) (Continued) (9 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I can assure my noble friend the Minister that this is a reasonable amendment from a reasonable Liberal Democrat. The purpose of the amendment is twofold. It would retain the current position whereby prisoners serving extended sentences are released after serving half their sentence, but it would also give the Minister an opportunity to explain the reasoning behind the provision in...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (9th Day) (Continued) (9 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I spoke about this matter at Second Reading and have great sympathy with the sentiment behind the amendment of the noble Lord, Lord Wigley. In common with the overwhelming majority of people involved in the penal system, I am delighted to see the back of the sentence of imprisonment for public protection. The sentence has been a disaster for criminal justice and for the prison...”
More of Lord Dholakia's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 65.40% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 20 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Dholakia’s activity.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 483 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)