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Lord Laird
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1999
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Laird voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (Continued) (23 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I am conscious that since the devolution of power to the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2007, there have not been many opportunities to look at issues that concern the Province. However, it is only correct that noble Lords should be kept informed of some aspects of progress in Northern Ireland. The major problem is that the Executive is a mandatory coalition and individual Ministers...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Higher Education: Accreditation Bodies (19 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what information they will provide to approved accreditation bodies for international student education providers about the numbers of student visas they issue for those students due to attend different private colleges in the United Kingdom.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Alcohol (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will research the health and financial consequences of awarding benefits to those with long-term excess alcohol consumption.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 716 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 36% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 27 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Laird speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 88 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)