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Lord Grocott
Labour Peer
- Also represented Telford; Wrekin, The; 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 a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Parliamentary Constituencies (11 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Lord Bach on 3 November (WA 49—50), what is the estimated cost of a full review of parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom.”
- BBC: Funding — Question (10 Nov 2009)
“I am sure my noble friend agrees that public service broadcasting is one of the institutions and services in this country that we should cherish despite all the difficulties that can arise from time to time. However, does he also agree that if public service broadcasting were seen as being provided exclusively by the BBC, that would inevitably lead to its slow death? It is essential to ensure...”
- Disabled People: Student Loans — Question (5 Nov 2009)
“I will not play the blame game. Does my noble friend recall, as I do, that throughout the 18 years of Conservative Administration there were frequent references to the problems of the 1970s and the difficulties, according to them, associated with the previous Labour Government? Given that we are now only 12 years into this Government, will the Minister continue the policy of blaming the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 8 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 93% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 6 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Grocott speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 156 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)