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Lord Kalms
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord on 9 June 2004
- Positions held at time of appointment: President, Dixons Groups plc. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Kalms voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Companies' Remuneration Reports Bill [HL]: Second Reading (24 Apr 2009)
“My Lords, the Bill of the noble Lord, Lord Gavron, deeply intrigued me, as we both come from a very similar commercial background. You might say that we were a couple of old-time entrepreneurs. We were both beneficiaries of a buoyant market economy and created substantial commercial and profitable businesses, which, without being immodest, were I believe of high reputation. In due course, we...”
- Gaza — Motion to Take Note (6 Feb 2009)
“My Lords, nobody in this House supports the death of innocents. Nobody in this House feels anything but sadness over the death of children. But in the debate over Israel's defensive actions in the Gaza in recent weeks, a terrible misapportionment of blame has occurred. We have witnessed a widespread moral inversion, and not only in this House, in which victims have been painted as aggressors...”
- Prevention of Terrorism Bill (1 Mar 2005)
“My Lords, a government with good intent but with bad or incompetent ideas is a dangerous combination. Can there be a better illustration than this Prevention of Terrorism Bill? The alarm bells are ringing. This Bill is all about law, but it is far too important to leave exclusively to lawyers. It is about the judiciary, but the judges must not write the script. It is about the process of...”
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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 15.08% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 7 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)