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Lord Maclennan of Rogart
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Also represented Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross; Caithness and Sutherland
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- Entered the House of Lords on 16 October 2001
- Previously MP for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross, 1997-2001 and for Caithness and Sutherland, 1966-97. Leader, SDP, 1987-88; Liberal Democrat spokesman for: home affairs and the arts, 1988-94, on constitutional affairs and culture, 1994-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 31 March 1966 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Maclennan of Rogart voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- House of Lords: Membership — Question (9 Feb 2012)
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- House of Lords: Membership — Question (9 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, since the Government have indicated that their current intention is to reduce the size of this House by about half, does it follow that those who are to be appointed before that happens are being told that they are being appointed for life, or for a period of years until the Lords' structure is changed?”
- Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)
“It may be regarded as something of an impertinence for one who is not a Scots lawyer to intervene in such a debate and I therefore propose to confine my remarks. I hope that when we do come back to this, there will be a jury as well as judges sitting, and that we may hear the voice of the man in the street on this matter. Speaking with the view of the man in the street, I am bound to say that...”
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- Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 43.51% 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") 245 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)