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Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market
Conservative Peer

  • Also represented South Norfolk

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  • Entered the House of Lords on 23 July 2001
  • Previously MP for South Norfolk until 14 May 2001 — General election
  • Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for South Norfolk, 1974-2001. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, 1985-87; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1987-89; Secretary of State for Education and Science, 1989-90; Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, 1990-92; Secretary of State for Transport, 1992-94. (from Number 10 press release)
  • Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
  • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
  • Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
  • Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes

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Death of a Member: Baroness Thatcher — Tributes (10 Apr 2013)

“My Lords, there is so much with which I agree in all the many tributes paid to Lady Thatcher today. However, at this stage, I will add only a few examples of my own about her qualities. Bearing in mind the point made by my noble friend Lord Lamont, I believe that this session is providing for future historians examples, hitherto not revealed in public, of the many aspects of this remarkable...”

Visas: Student Visa Policy — Motion to Take Note (31 Jan 2013)

“My Lords, we have all had to be extremely brief in our contributions today and so I will endeavour not to sum up but to be very brief in my final remarks. Many of us have referred to the fact that the five Select Committees of both Houses were unanimous across party in the recommendation that they made. That is a rare event. We have had a similar rare event today in this House. The messages...”

Visas: Student Visa Policy — Motion to Take Note (31 Jan 2013)

“My Lords, I thank the many distinguished noble Lords who have put their names down to speak in this debate. There are several, such as my noble friend Lord Norton of Louth, who for good reasons are unable to be here but would like to have participated. That is a sign of the concern that there still is on this matter. The time pressure put on us means that I will have to be succinct on the...”

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  • Has spoken in 4 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 49.87% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 98 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

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