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Lord Monson
Former Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1958
- Left Parliament on 12 February 2011 — Died
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Monson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Committee (4th Day) (Continued) (13 Dec 2010)
“The noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, made her argument extremely well but are she and her supporters aware that, 50-odd years ago, only two groups of people in the world could vote at the age of 18? The first comprised citizens of the Soviet Union, where you could vote at 18 provided you voted for the Communist Party. The second group consisted of white South Africans, who made up about 20 per...”
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Committee (3rd Day) (8 Dec 2010)
“If one is thinking of opting for weekend voting, it would be preferable to choose a Sunday rather than a Saturday. Of course, it is true that many shops and places of entertainment are open on Sundays nowadays but not nearly as many as are open on a Saturday, when there are a great many choices which the average voter might prefer to queuing up at a polling station. If one wants to optimise...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Aviation: Passenger Duty (6 Dec 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether airline passengers in an economy-class cabin who have paid a supplement for seats with extra leg room or width but who receive the same catering on the same terms as all other passengers in that cabin, and who do not enjoy the privileges of a dedicated check-in desk or access to airport lounges, are treated as economy-class passengers for the purposes...”
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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 6 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 47.13% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- 7 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 238 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)