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Lord Goldsmith
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1999
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Goldsmith voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Health and Social Care Bill: Report (6th Day) (8 Mar 2012)
“When will we know when the noble Baroness has reached the end of the argument so that we can hear the question that the noble Lord, Lord Harris, wants to ask? I am worried that the noble Baroness thinks that argument means speech. That has never been my interpretation or my practice at the Dispatch Box.”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (2nd Day) (7 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I raised in Committee the issue of the advice sector and advice agencies, about which the noble Lord, Lord Shipley, has spoken. If one takes stock of where we have got to in this debate, in which there have been many speakers, one sees that everyone from every Bench has said that the Bill will not do and does not provide necessary support in the welfare area. I do not for a moment...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (1st Day) (5 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I support the amendment. The principal reason for supporting the amendment that has been given by noble Lords who have spoken so far is that it would focus attention on what the Bill will do. I support that, particularly if it is being suggested that the Bill is about trying to hit back at lawyers' fees, although I did not hear that remark myself. The Deputy Leader of the House-I...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 57.17% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 590 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)