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Lord Fowler
Conservative Peer
- Also represented Sutton Coldfield; Nottingham South
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- Entered the House of Lords on 4 July 2001
- Previously MP for Sutton Coldfield until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Sutton Coldfield, 1974-2001 and for Nottingham South, 1970-74. Secretary of State for Transport, 1981 (Minister of Transport, 1979-81), for Social Services, 1981-87, for Employment, 1987-90; Chairman, Conservative Party, 1992-94; Opposition spokesman on the environment, transport and the regions, 1997-98; on home affairs, 1998-99. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Fowler voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Media Ownership — Question (23 May 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have for reviewing the rules governing media ownership.”
- Media Ownership — Question (23 May 2012)
“Surely the Leveson inquiry has already confirmed that over the past 30 years politicians of all parties have, in the words of the Prime Minister, "cosied up" to the media proprietors to get support. Is there then not a clear conflict of interest when those same politicians become Ministers and judge on media mergers and takeovers? If that is the case, why cannot we act now and take...”
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 47.98% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 198 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)