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Lord Griffiths of Burry Port
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 21 July 2004
- Positions held at time of appointment: Superintendent Minister, Wesley's Chapel, London. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Griffiths of Burry Port voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Sport: Football World Cup 2018 — Question (26 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, can the Minister answer the question put by his noble friend? Have any discussions taken place with the Premier League and is it possible that money might come from sources other than the taxpayer?”
- Latin America — Debate (24 Jun 2010)
“My Lords, I am delighted that my noble friend-although he is sitting on other Benches he is still my friend-has brought this issue to our attention and given us this opportunity to debate it. When our newspapers this morning tell us that England must dispose of Argentina and Brazil if they are to lift the world cup, clearly it is a topical and timely debate. I congratulate the noble Lord,...”
- Academies Bill [HL] — Second Reading (7 Jun 2010)
“My Lords, I felt as if I was hearing the winding-up speech there-and I wanted to defend local authorities against the charges laid against them, governing bodies against the charge of idiocy levelled against them and the Church of England against just about every charge made against it. As the provider of faith schools, the Church of England, by law established, should be recognised as being...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 40% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 8 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Griffiths of Burry Port speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 22 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)