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Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Crossbench Peer
- Also represented Fermanagh & South Tyrone
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- Entered the House of Lords on 24 October 2001
- Previously MP for Fermanagh & 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 introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (19 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, when I listened to the gracious Speech yesterday I felt totally humiliated by the manner in which the Government showed such disrespect, not only for the ordinary citizens of the United Kingdom, but for Her gracious Majesty. They did not include a single word of recognition for those who serve our nation. Her Majesty, who never fails to acknowledge our serving forces, must have been...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Alcohol (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the income to HM Revenue and Customs from duty on alcohol in (a) 2005 to 2009, and (b) 1995 to 1999.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Alcohol and Drugs (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the overall benefit to the community of reclassifying cannabis as a class B drug; on what evidence their judgment was based; to what extent that evidence indicated that reclassification will positively affect late-night behaviour in public and early-hours crime; whether the police were consulted; and whether the police were given...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 90 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 24% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- 15 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Maginnis of Drumglass speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 127 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)