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Lord Grocott
Labour Peer
- Also represented Telford; The Wrekin; Lichfield and Tamworth
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- Entered the House of Lords on 3 July 2001
- Previously MP for Telford until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Telford, 1997-2001 and for Lichfield and Tamworth, 1974-79; PPS to Minister for Local Government and Planning, 1975-76; to Minister of Agriculture, 1976-78; Deputy Shadow Leader, House of Commons, 1987-92; Opposition front bench spokesman on foreign affairs, 1992-93; PPS to Leader of the Opposition, 1994-97, to Prime Minister, 1997-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 10 October 1974 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Grocott voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- House of Lords Reform Bill [HL]: Report (10 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, the House is in a mood to reach as much agreement as possible on Report. We are not far from the end of the parliamentary Session; we all know that. I appeal to those who have been involved in the exchanges: could as many of these difficulties as possible be resolved quickly, so that when we come to Third Reading only amendments to which everyone can agree will be tabled? That will...”
- West Bank and Gaza — Question (9 Feb 2012)
“The Minister said in answer to an earlier Question that our attitude towards any arrangement between Gaza and the West Bank would be whether the Administration could be seen, in deeds and not just in words, committed to a two-state solution. Can he offer any evidence whatever that, on the other side of the equation, the Israeli Government are in any way showing by deeds, not words, their...”
- Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (England) Regulations 2012 — Motion to Approve (6 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I did not express myself very well. I said it was skewed in the sense that it was being asked only in those areas that currently do not have a directly elected mayor. It would be a far fairer test if referendums were also being held in areas that already have them and may want to get rid of them, as Stoke did.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 90.64% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 267 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)