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Lord Maclennan of Rogart
Liberal Democrat Peer,
- Also represented Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross; Caithness and Sutherland
- Spokesperson for the Cabinet Office, Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs, Spokesperson for Scotland (since 8 Jan 2009)
- Entered the House of Lords on 16 October 2001
- Previously MP for Caithness, Sutherland & 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 introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Policing and Crime Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (1 Jul 2009)
“Will the Minister undertake to provide the Committee with the legal representations that he has received to make such a fundamental change to the law? Will he also undertake to indicate the view of the professional organisations involved with the law, and, indeed, to list all the indications he has received? He keeps referring to "we" as being determined to do this, but so far the only...”
- Building Britain's Future — Statement (29 Jun 2009)
“My Lords, bearing in mind that the Statement contains a number of important aspirations to improve the economic prospects of the under-25 generation—that is to some extent its thrust—why did the Government think it appropriate to add, in the 45th paragraph of a 46-paragraph Statement, the only substantive proposal for the reform of our system of parliamentary democracy, which is...”
- Political Parties and Elections Bill: Report (2nd Day) (17 Jun 2009)
“My Lords, I deliberately refrained from intervening until the noble Lord was close to the end of his speech. I am bound to say—I ask him to comment—that he appears to be endeavouring to support the view that political parties are unworthy objects of finance by members of the public. He seems to be prepared to accept a specious argument that because of some misbehaviour by a...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 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 41% of votes in parliament 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") 172 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)