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Lord Leitch
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 5 July 2004
- Positions held at time of appointment: Chairman, National Employment Panel and formerly Chief Executive, Zurich Financial Services (UKISA Asia Pacific) Ltd. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Leitch voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Health and Social Care Bill (25 Mar 2008)
“My Lords, I begin by declaring my interests as set out in the Register of Lords' Interests, in particular my role as chairman of BUPA, which provides independent health and social care to 8 million people worldwide. I also passionately believe in and support the National Health Service. Both elements—publicly-owned and independent—are, and always will be, indispensable parts of a...”
- Skills Base (28 Jun 2007)
“My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for speaking with such eloquence, expertise and conviction on such a crucial subject for our nation's future. For me it has been a real privilege and a great experience to listen to these immensely valuable contributions. It is clear that skill levels massively influence our economy and our society at every level. Where we are today in skills is simply not...”
- Skills Base (28 Jun 2007)
“rose to call attention to the development of the United Kingdom's skills base; and to move for Papers. My Lords, it is my privilege to move this Motion on skills and to speak on this auspicious first day of a new Prime Minister. Two years ago I was asked by the Government to undertake an independent review of the UK's long-term skill needs in order to, "maximise economic growth, productivity...”
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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 35.07% 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") 5 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)