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Lord Morris of Aberavon
Labour Peer
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- Entered the House of Lords on 4 July 2001
- Previously MP for Aberavon until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Aberavon, 1959-2001. Secretary of State for Wales, 1974-79; opposition spokesman on legal affairs, 1979-81 and 1983-97; Attorney General, 1997-99. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 8 October 1959 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Morris of Aberavon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Abu Qatada — Statement (7 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I am sure that the whole House will agree that public safety must be paramount, and I am confident that Her Majesty's Government are doing their utmost in this situation. Did I understand from the Minister's Statement that something was being done to avoid this kind of situation in the future? On appeals, did he indicate that we could appeal to the Grand Chamber? Would that be...”
- Welfare Reform Bill: Report (6th Day) (25 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, I rise in support of the noble and learned Lord. This is my first intervention in this Bill and it will be brief. I hope that my experience as a constituency MP will be of some assistance to the House. In that capacity I was, I am sure like all MPs, overwhelmed by the number of cases arising from problems of dealing with the CSA. The majority were wives. Mine was a heavily...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Committee (2nd Day) (10 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, a range of issues could be raised under the amendment, which I support. It is self-evident-it speaks for itself-that there should be accessibility to and a maintained quality of expert evidence. For justice to be done, it frequently turns on the quality and persuasive ability of the expert who is giving evidence. We are debating the generality of the need for expert evidence. When...”
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 53.40% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 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") 58 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)