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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 moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: Motion to Take Note (Continued) (30 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, that seems to be an excellent question. I open by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Richard, and everyone on his committee for a thorough report. It was narrow in its remit, but it therefore focused on the issue. The committee did as good a job as anyone could in such a short space of time. It would also be churlish not to acknowledge the part played by the Government in this. I...”
- Scotland Bill: Report (2nd Day) (28 Mar 2012)
“I intervene briefly to suggest that the perceived impartiality of such a series of reports might be improved if it was handled by the equivalent of a Calman 2 commission, preferably of economists of sufficient stature that they would put their own reputation for impartiality above any party advantage. Ideally-I hope that I am not being unduly starry-eyed about this-if the membership of such a...”
- BBC Governance and Regulation: Communications Committee Report: Motion to Take Note (1 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I too was a member of the Select Committee which produced this report. I join my colleagues who have already spoken in congratulating and thanking the noble Lord, Lord Inglewood, on and for the skill and courtesy with which he chaired the committee and enabled us to reach our conclusions. I am conscious that I am speaking immediately after a very distinguished former...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 61.97% 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?)