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Lord Fearn
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Also represented Southport
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- Entered the House of Lords on 15 October 2001
- Previously MP for Southport until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Southport, 1987-92 and 1997-2001. Liberal Democrat spokesman for: health, tourism, housing, transport, 1989-92, national heritage, constitution and civil service (tourism), 1997-99; culture, media and sport (tourism), 1999-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Fearn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Formby Beach: Prehistoric Footprints (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to preserve the prehistoric animal footprints on Formby beach in Sefton Metropolitan Borough; and what grants are available for that preservation.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: HMS "Illustrious" (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what were the costs of HMS Illustrious visiting Merseyside in October; and who met those costs.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Regional Development Agencies: North West (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government when funds will be released by the North West Regional Development Agency for the proposed new culture centre in Southport.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 32% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 3 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Fearn speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 2 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)