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Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Non-affiliated Peer
- Also represented Fermanagh and South Tyrone
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- Entered the House of Lords on 24 October 2001
- Previously MP for Fermanagh and South Tyrone until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, 1983-2001 (resigned seat in 1985 and re-elected in 1986). Spokesman for: defence and home office, 1997-2000; defence, trade and industry, 2000-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Maginnis of Drumglass voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Security: Fake Bomb Detectors — Question (14 May 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will initiate an inquiry into the military and security implications of the failure of statutory safeguards concerning the sale and exports of false bomb detectors in the case of James McCormick.”
- Security: Fake Bomb Detectors — Question (14 May 2013)
“I am grateful, if somewhat surprised, by the Minister’s Answer. This was a fraud that went on over four years at a cost of about £60 million. To the mind of many of us, it was not fraud: rather, it was treachery, treason and potential manslaughter. Does the Minister agree that there is a stench of conspiracy or corruption, or is it merely incompetence? If so, what had military...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 63 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 38.96% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 145 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)