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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 for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Benefits (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review the level of benefits available for single persons dependent on drugs or alcohol.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Broadband Industry Day (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will place in the Library of the House a list of those attending the Broadband Delivery UK Industry Day on 15 July at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, denoting those who were invited to attend and those who were not.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Civil Service: Redundancy (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the current statutory redundancy rules and restrictions in the civil service in terms of service length, age and amounts of compensation.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 536 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 36% of votes in this 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") 90 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)