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Lord Gordon of Strathblane
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Gordon of Strathblane voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Scotland — Question (18 Oct 2012)
“Does the noble Lord agree that independence is a moving feast, as reflected in the concern shown on all sides of the House about the question? I regard Scotland as an independent country at the moment but I am happy to renew my marriage vows with England. The key question is: does Scotland want to leave the UK? The matter must be closely focused on that single issue. Otherwise it will be lost...”
- Flooding: Insurance — Question (18 Jul 2012)
“My Lords, surely the answer is to ensure that planning permission is not given for building on the flood plain unless the developer takes precautionary measures to ensure that the area cannot be flooded in future?”
- Broadband: 4G Mobile — Question (21 Jun 2012)
“How has this situation come about? I confess that I had always thought that, as with most things, we tended to gold-plate our spectrum separation. I was a member of a Select Committee under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Fowler, which only two years ago took evidence on the switchover of digital radio and television, and no one involved reported any problems.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 62.38% 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") 87 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)