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Lord Mitchell
Labour Peer
- Became a Lord on 24 May 2000
- Positions held at time of appointment: Founder and Chairman, Syscap plc (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Mitchell voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (27 Feb 2012)
“Consumer information and low cost flights – Lord Mitchell. ”
- Payday Loans — Question (10 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, over Christmas almost every bus in London was advertising wonga.com, which was going out of the way to encourage people to have these payday loans-loans that the firm itself was advertising at rates of 4,200 per cent per annum. Will the Government consider banning the advertising of these payday loans?”
- Loan Companies: Interest Rates — Question (13 Dec 2011)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they plan to take action to cap the interest rate charged by finance companies offering payday loans.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 56.88% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 51 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)