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Lord Giddens
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 29 June 2004
- Positions held at time of appointment: Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Giddens voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- UK Manufacturing Industry — Motion to Take Note (8 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lord Haskel on initiating this debate in his usual polished and persuasive way. I spent most of my career in academic life, but I am an entrepreneur. I started a company; unfortunately, it did not make nearly as much money as those started by my noble friend Lord Sugar. I shall talk about something which I think is interestingly counterintuitive...”
- EU: Financial Stability and Economic Growth — Debate (3 Nov 2011)
“My Lords, I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Newby, on initiating this debate on such a momentous topic. The Government rightly recognise that it is in the UK's interest to achieve stability in the eurozone and, moreover, that this presumes much greater fiscal integration than has been true in the past. Some speak blithely of the euro collapsing, but that would cause social and...”
- India — Question for Short Debate (18 Oct 2011)
“My Lords, I join other noble Lords in congratulating my noble friend Lord Parekh on having initiated this debate, along with Amartya Sen, who is one of the few intellectuals equally well known in India and in the UK, and of course across the rest of the world. He is one of our best ambassadors, linking the two countries, and I congratulate him on the breadth and importance of his work across...”
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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 40.66% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 97 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)