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

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Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)

“I may have a potential interest that I did not declare. I have grandchildren living in England who may wish to go to a Scottish university.”

Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)

“My Lords, I am delighted to be able to follow the noble Lord, Lord Sutherland. He referred to the eloquence of the other speakers but, if I may say so, he has spoken with great eloquence, great authority and great experience on this subject. When I woke up this morning, I had not been expecting to take part in this debate but I was working in my office and at other meetings in the House and...”

Independent Commission on Banking — Statement (19 Dec 2011)

“My Lords, in the recent hearings of the Select Committee on Economic Affairs, the banks accepted that the Vickers report is more or less a done deal but argued that the costs would be considerably higher than those that Vickers calculated and the costs that the Government have estimated today. If in the forthcoming negotiations there is a major dispute about costs and their possible effect on...”

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  • Has spoken in 6 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 47.88% 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") 91 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

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