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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:
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Coroners and Justice Bill — Committee (5th Day) (Continued) (7 Jul 2009)
“I join the noble Baroness, Lady D'Souza, and the noble Lord, Lord Carlile, in very much welcoming the approach of the Government in relation to this matter. I particularly welcome the backdating to 1991 in respect of all three categories of crime. I read the letter that I have received from Claire Ward, the Justice Minister, as indicating that there will also be a shift in relation to the...”
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Committee (5th Day) (7 Jul 2009)
“I am grateful to every Member of the Committee who has participated in this incredibly powerful debate. I go back to where I started—the current position. It is not unlawful to go abroad for assisted dying in a place where assisted dying is lawful. People go abroad to do that. Although huge passions were expressed during the debate, I never detected at any stage that anybody in the...”
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Committee (5th Day) (7 Jul 2009)
“I apologise for interrupting the noble Lord. There are two separate answers to that and perhaps he would like to consider them in his reply. First, acts that take place outside Britain altogether at the moment are not thought to be a crime anyway under the Suicide Act. Secondly, subsection (4) of my amendment deals with it.”
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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 54% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 18 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") 1382 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)