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Lord Newby
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Newby voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Arrangement of Business — Announcement (16 May 2012)
“My Lords, if Back-Bench contributions to today's debate on the gracious Speech are kept to seven minutes, the House should be able to rise before midnight.”
- Sunday Trading (London Olympic and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (24 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, when I first saw this Bill, I found it quite perplexing. It raised a number of questions in my mind. The first was the question that the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, has already raised: why has it taken seven years since we were allocated the Olympics for someone, with fewer than 100 days to go to the Games, to realise that there is a bit of a problem? When talking to people, it has...”
- Value Added Tax: Listed Places of Worship — Question (24 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, does the Minister acknowledge that the VAT changes are particularly damaging to projects that are already under way? For example, for a project in Kingston, the church reckons that it may have to pay as much as £400,000 additional VAT as a result of this change, when it has already raised several million pounds. Can the Government, at the very least, give a commitment that...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 57.17% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 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") 396 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)