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Lord Goodhart
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Goodhart voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (5th Day) (20 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I agree entirely with what the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, has just said. Referral fees have for some years been a serious problem in almost all circumstances and have caused a great deal of trouble and unnecessary expense. It is not a case where, as the Labour Party has just proposed, it should be treated just as a matter where two firms are in business. This is a matter that...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (9th Day) (Continued) (9 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, would it not be more expensive to keep in prison these people who should not be there rather than going through the relatively simple processes that would be required to stop them having to remain on an indeterminate sentence?”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (9th Day) (Continued) (9 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I was not involved in criminal law during my practice as a barrister, but I became very interested in IPPs in 2009 because we were then dealing with what became the Coroners and Justice Act. I became particularly concerned at this because Dame Anne Owers, who was then the Chief Inspector of Prisons, together with the Chief Inspector of Probation had written an absolutely devastating...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 64.55% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 966 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)