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Lord Lyell
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1943
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Lyell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Succession to the Crown Bill: Committee (Continued) (28 Feb 2013)
“My Lords, perhaps I may chuck a very small pebble into this debate. My noble friend Lord Lang gave the most marvellous dissertation, but I would advise your Lordships to take care to skip along to the Library to take a glance at either Burke's or Debrett's Peerage. Your Lordships should look, above all, at the consanguinity and the very long chance of the arm of the blood relationship. Your...”
- Forestry: Independent Panel Report — Question for Short Debate (27 Feb 2013)
“My Lords, I begin by thanking the right reverend Prelate for instituting the debate tonight. I also have to declare an interest. If noble Lords glance at the relevant documents, they will find that I purported to be responsible for some forests in Scotland. I have enormous interests in Liverpool. In an earlier incarnation, the right reverend Prelate was once kind enough to bring some...”
- Afghanistan — Statement (19 Dec 2012)
“Will my noble friend first accept my congratulations and thanks for what he has given us today and, as far as I can remember, over the entire campaign in Afghanistan, or at least most of it? The noble Viscount, Lord Slim, has said virtually everything that I would want to say, but my noble friend will know that the House of Lords defence group receives marvellous professional and detailed...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 58.57% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 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") 102 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)