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Lord Mackie of Benshie
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1974
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Mackie of Benshie voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Welfare Reform — Statement (10 Dec 2008)
“My Lords, I have been listening to this interesting discussion. In our area, I understand that we have apparently healthy couples who have not worked for years. Apparently, they have close knowledge of this complicated subject, and the clerk, who is dealing with a large number of people, cannot compete with them in putting these arguments. Is this the case?”
- Welfare Reform — Statement (10 Dec 2008)
“My Lords, my question related to the people who deal directly with those who have not worked for years, and who are highly skilful in knowing all the ins and outs. Do they have the time to investigate?”
- Afghanistan: Taliban (8 Jul 2008)
“My Lords, what support are our troops getting from the Government of Pakistan across the border? When we beat the Taliban, it appears that they run back to their shelters in Pakistan. Are we getting full co-operation?”
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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 35.22% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 62 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)