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Lord Layard
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 10 May 2000
- Positions held at time of appointment: Director, Centre for Economic Performance, London School of Economics (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Layard voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- EU: Budget Report — Motion to Approve (25 Apr 2013)
“My Lords, I welcome this debate, which I think is more timely than on previous occasions when we have had this type of debate. Now even the IMF is beginning to question the Government's strategy. Why is that? Because of the facts: we can see that the strategy is not working. However, as far as this side of the House is concerned, we have never believed that the strategy would work. We did not...”
- NHS: Mental Health Services — Question for Short Debate (8 Oct 2012)
“I was referring only to it containing nothing about the outcomes from IAPT, which is a very big service. There is nothing about recovery from depression and anxiety.”
- NHS: Mental Health Services — Question for Short Debate (8 Oct 2012)
“My Lords, I, too, am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Alderdice, for securing this debate. I declare my interest as a national adviser to the IAPT programme and chair of the group to which the noble Lord, Lord Alderdice, referred. We are now at a critical juncture in relation to the IAPT programme. On the one hand, we have some wonderful features. We have the Government's commitment to parity...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 42.46% 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") 55 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)