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Lord Lipsey
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1999
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Lipsey voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Railways: High-speed Line (21 Oct 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have prepared a cost-benefit analysis of the proposed new high speed rail link from Scotland to London; and, if not, whether and when they plan to do so.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Children: Protection (19 Oct 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government why they have not published the report of the academic panel, chaired by Professor David Buckingham of the Institute of Education, on the impact of the commercial world on children's wellbeing, delivered to them in March; and when they will publish it.”
- Government Assets (12 Oct 2009)
“My Lords, the Tote legally belongs to Government but morally it belongs to racing. The Government have never put a single penny into it at any stage. As the chairman of the former shadow Racing Trust, which was the vehicle through which the Government intended to fulfil their 2005 manifesto pledge to sell the Tote to racing, I fully accept that that route has been blocked by European state...”
More of Lord Lipsey's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 6 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Lipsey speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 127 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)