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• Became a Lord in 1997
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How Lord Falconer of Thoroton voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Counter-Terrorism Bill (8 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, I look forward keenly to the maiden speech of the noble Baroness, Lady Manningham-Buller. We are very lucky to have her in this House. Having worked with her on the sort of issues that we are dealing with today, I know the huge contribution that she has made to the defence of the United Kingdom. I shall speak of only one issue in my remarks: the extension of pre-charge detention to...”

Counter-Terrorism Bill (8 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, I completely accept that it was in place at that time. The extent to which it could be used was not known; the extent to which it became the basis of most terrorist charges was not known. Now that it is known, the basis for an extension to 42 days completely disappears. The test allows charging where the authorities believe that the evidence will come, for example, from the forensic...”

Health: Allergy (Science and Technology Committee Report) (8 May 2008)

“My Lords, before my noble friend Lord Bhattacharyya rises, I apologise to the noble Baroness, Lady Perry, for interrupting her excellent speech with my mobile telephone. I apologise to her and to the rest of the House.”

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• Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 56% of votes in parliament — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 9 comments on this Lord's speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 19 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Falconer of Thoroton speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1374 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)