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Lord Joffe
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord on 22 February 2000
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Joffe voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Assisted Dying — Question for Short Debate (13 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, because the Director of Public Prosecutions can only interpret but not change the law, the policy puts members of society at risk for two reasons. First, patients have to rely not on doctors but on individuals who have no experience to assist them to die, which will result in botched suicides. Secondly, safeguards are needed before the patient ends his or her life and not after it...”
- Personal Care at Home Bill: Second Reading (Continued) (1 Feb 2010)
“My Lords, I was a member of the Royal Commission on Long-Term Care for the Elderly, which reported in 1999, and with my noble friend Lord Lipsey, co-authored the minority report of that commission in which we opposed the case made by the majority for free personal care for all, financed from taxation. The opposition came from us despite our high regard for the chairman of the commission, the...”
- Pensions — Question (9 Jul 2009)
“My Lords, bearing in mind that pension funds and institutional funds are influential owners of most of the companies soon to be subject to Defra emissions guidelines, does the Minister agree that those guidelines should be extended to their investment portfolios, which has been done very successfully by a major pension company in Australia?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 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 14.31% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 80 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)