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Lord James of Blackheath
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord on 20 July 2006
- Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, Litigation Control Group Ltd. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord James of Blackheath voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Second Reading (Continued) (3 Jun 2013)
“My Lords, I got a phone call last week from a former colleague of mine, whom I had not heard from or seen for some time, asking if I would come to his same-sex wedding. I said, “Yes, when is it?”. He said, “As soon as you lot have passed the Bill”. I said, “We might not pass it”. He said, “Well, you’ll vote for it won’t you?”. I...”
- Succession to the Crown Bill — Third Reading (22 Apr 2013)
“I thank the Minister for his reply. I reassure him immediately that my concern here is not about the religion of the monarch. I gave up religion at the age of 19 when I was studying for ordination to the Church of England. I discovered that while the Catholics burnt people because they thought it released the soul to go to heaven quicker in order to plead for mercy, the Protestant church was...”
- Succession to the Crown Bill — Third Reading (22 Apr 2013)
“My Lords, this is in the nature of being a semi-probing amendment. I want to test the extent to which we have arrived collectively at answers to each of the four questions that I have developed through the currency of this Bill, and see whether my noble and learned friend the Minister can satisfy us, in his conclusions, that each of the tripwires and pitfalls that we have seen are now capable...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 54.95% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 88 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)