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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 for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Sexual Offences: Investigation and Prosecution — Question (21 May 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether they will invite the inspectorates of the constabulary and the Crown Prosecution Service, together with the social services agencies, to conduct an inquiry into all aspects of the investigation and prosecution of large scale sexual offences.”
- Sexual Offences: Investigation and Prosecution — Question (21 May 2013)
“My Lords, I welcome very much the Minister's reply. Is it collective amnesia that has blinded us to the underlying circumstances whereby at least 27 police forces are investigating 54 alleged child grooming gangs? Why has investigating and prosecuting in so many different parts of the country taken so much time? Is it a fear of racialism or is it that many of these vulnerable girls come from...”
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 53.56% 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") 68 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)