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Lord Graham of Edmonton
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1983
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Graham of Edmonton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Olympic and Paralympic Games 2012 — Motion to Take Note (21 May 2012)
“My Lords, it is a joy and a pleasure for me to follow the noble Lord, as I have done more than once during these debates. It is great that we have this opportunity so near the event to remind ourselves, and those who care to listen, what it is all about. What it is all about came to me this morning when I went to see my doctor. I spoke to the nurse and said, "Was it not great this weekend?"....”
- Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2012)
“I may help the Minister by quoting from a document given to me by the Library called The Economic Costs and Benefits of Easing Sunday Shopping Restrictions on Large Stores in England and Wales, a report for the Department of Trade and Industry in May 2006. On Germany, it says that shops that shops are closed, "except convenience and travel goods at railway stations and airports. Local...”
- Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, it is a pleasure to take part in this debate. I have form to the extent that during the 1980s I took a prominent part from this side of the House in putting forward primarily the views of the Co-operative movement. My noble friend Lord Davies of Coity referred to the victory in 1986, when the Bill brought forward by the Conservative Government was defeated. What we now have in law...”
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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 62.15% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above 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") 229 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)