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Lord Laidlaw
Former Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord on 21 June 2004
- Left Parliament on 15 April 2010 — Resigned
- Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, Institute for International Research. (from Number 10 press release)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Laidlaw voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Schools: Reading Initiative (4 Dec 2006)
“My Lords, at a secondary school with which I am associated, no less than 40 per cent of the children entering the school read inadequately and have to have foundation classes. I am told by the primary school teachers that this is because they have insufficient teachers in year 6. Will more funding be available for primary schools to increase the number of teachers or teaching assistants for...”
- Secondary Schools: Citizenship (12 Oct 2005)
“My Lords, I thoroughly commend the teaching of citizenship and, if the curriculum that I have seen is anything to go by, it will be a very worthwhile activity. However, is the Minister aware that the teaching of citizenship can happen only if the rest of the curriculum is squeezed? Are the Government considering any extension of the school day in order to be able to teach citizenship adequately?”
- Public Finances (28 Jun 2005)
“asked Her Majesty's Government: Whether they propose to make any changes in policy following publication of the May public sector borrowing figures.”
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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 9.36% 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.
- 7 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 4 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)