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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 against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill: Report (5th Day) (18 Mar 2013)
“My Lords, I speak as a former deputy editor of two national newspapers and perhaps I may say, straight at the beginning, that I see in this royal charter, with the backing that it will get in legislation, no threat whatever to the freedom of the press which we all cherish so much. There is, after this good day for our democracy, just one question that we should think about. Is there a danger...”
- Press Regulation — Statement (13 Feb 2013)
“My Lords, the Minister said that there was no suggestion of a dilution of the proposals. Does that mean that he has not yet had time to read the analysis published by Hacked Off, which calculates that of the 30 recommendations that constitute Leveson's recognition criteria, just five are adequately represented in the royal charter, with 23 breached or caveated and two unclear?”
- Social Care Funding — Statement (11 Feb 2013)
“My Lords, better half a loaf than no loaf at all and, to that extent, I welcome the Government's Statement. Does the Minister agree with all noble Lords who have spoken who have emphasised the importance of all-party agreement, if it can be obtained on this subject, so that old people know the background they have to plan against when looking to their futures? With that in mind, will he meet...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 69.13% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above 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") 234 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)