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Lord Laird
UUP 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 very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (22 May 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether clause 7 of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill extends the life of the present Northern Ireland Assembly; and whether the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is content that the provisions of that clause are compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Northern Ireland Parades Commission (22 May 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government which commissioners have attended meetings of the Northern Ireland Parades Commission at which determinations were made since 1 January 2010; when those meetings took place; what determinations were made; and which way the individual commissioners voted. To ask Her Majesty’s Government how much each Commissioner of the Northern Ireland Parades...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Northern Ireland: Legislation (22 May 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Randerson on 23 April (WA 418), whether they will maintain and publish a list on the Cabinet Office website of Legislative Consent Motions (LCM) sought of the devolved Assemblies in Northern Ireland and Wales and the Scottish Parliament by Whitehall departments in each parliamentary session, and the results of...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 380 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 34.19% of votes in this House with this affiliation — 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") 94 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)