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Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1993
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Lester of Herne Hill voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Water Supply: Pipe Leakage (24 May 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach on 16 May (WA 10), whether the targets of water companies in England and Wales to reduce leakages by a total of 97 million litres per day between 2009-10 and 2014-15 give rise to legally enforceable duties.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Water Supply: Pipe Leakage (24 May 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Taylor of Holbeach of 16 May (WA 10), what is the target for Thames Water on reducing leakage by 2014; and what are the sanctions if the target is not met.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Water Management (22 May 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to increase capacity for the storage of water.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 104 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 43.61% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 649 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)