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Lord McCarthy
Former Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1976
- Left Parliament on 18 November 2012 — Died
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord McCarthy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Employment Relations Bill (8 Sep 2004)
“My Lords, we have withdrawn our amendment because the Minister made some very effective points when we last discussed this issue. Now our amendment is not suitable. However, I am not sure about the Government's amendment. I understand that the TUC thinks that it is probably better than the previous one, which it believes was subject to the kind of difficulties of interpretation that the...”
- Employment Relations Bill (8 Sep 2004)
“My Lords, we fully admit that this amendment should have been raised before. Indeed, what we are trying to get the Government to consider affects both Clauses 21 and 24. It is all about the kind of information that a union has to provide an employer. Under Clause 21 it has to provide information about a ballot; under Clause 24, we assume that the ballot has been held, there has been a...”
- Employment Relations Bill (8 Sep 2004)
“moved Amendment No. 13: Page 29, line 42, leave out "eight" and insert "twelve"”
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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 7.61% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below 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") 76 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)