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Lord Falconer of Thoroton
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Falconer of Thoroton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Supreme Court: Retirement Age — Question (12 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, I declare an interest: I am only 58. Does the noble Lord, who is a great friend of the Supreme Court, agree that the problem is now urgent? There is a member of the Supreme Court-the noble and learned Lord, Lord Collins-who will be forced to retire after only 18 months in the job of Supreme Court Justice. If the matter is not looked at and dealt with quickly, it will be a great loss...”
- Intelligence and Security Services: Treatment of Detainees — Statement (6 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, I broadly endorse the Statement and congratulate the Government on making it. I thought, with respect, that the reasons given for condemning Guantanamo Bay were slightly understated. It is not the indefinite detention that is bad; it is the fact that there was detention without any access to law and without a legal basis that was so objectionable. I congratulate the Government on...”
- Office for Budget Responsibility — Statement (14 Jun 2010)
“I apologise to the noble Lord, Lord Sassoon, for not being here when he made his Statement. I was trying to get here but unfortunately I was blocked by the Armada in the Royal Gallery and had to go round another way. I thank him for repeating in this House the Statement made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer. I am struck by the harshness of the Minister's attacks on the previous Government...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 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 53% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 10 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 17 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") 1383 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)