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Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract
Former Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
- Left Parliament on 1 November 2012 — Died
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: British Coal Compensation (20 Jul 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government on what date South Yorkshire Police and the Serious Fraud Office commenced their joint investigation into the British Coal litigation; what progress has been made; what is the cost of the investigation to date, apportioned between South Yorkshire Police and the Serious Fraud Office; and when the investigation is expected to conclude.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: British Coal Compensation (20 Jul 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many complaints were lodged with the Law Society (Legal Complaints Service and Solicitors Regulation Authority) in the British Coal respiratory disease litigation and the British Coal vibration white finger litigation; what was the outcome of each complaint; how much was refunded to each complainant; and how much compensation was awarded to each...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: British Coal Compensation (20 Jul 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the decisions by the Industrial Disease Committee of the Legal Complaints Service on 24 June (a) to maintain its recommendation to suspend the investigation of all complaints against Raleys solicitors in the British Coal litigation; (b) to write to all complainants giving them the right to ask for their cases to be dealt with...”
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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 57.03% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 12 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 12 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)