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Lord Newton of Braintree
Former Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
- Left Parliament on 25 March 2012 — Died
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Newton of Braintree voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- House of Lords: Peers' Car Park — Motion to Resolve (15 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I think that someone should say something from this side of the House. As one of the disabled people who has been inconvenienced by these arrangements and who, to be honest, was initially very stroppy about them, I have two things to say. The first is addressed to the noble Lord, Lord Peston. It is not a question of whether we are banned from talking about security: the plain fact...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (4th Day) (14 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, may I briefly split up the Cross-Benchers, albeit in support of everything that they and most others have said? I have a couple of prefatory remarks. I cannot quite share the enthusiasm of the Liberal Democrat and former Liberal Democrat Benches for the anniversary of my noble friend Lord Avebury, although not because I do not have the highest regard for him. However, I was in the...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (4th Day) (14 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I acknowledge that point. I would also like to acknowledge that I inadvertently misquoted the briefing. I referred to community care but I also said that debt, discrimination and special educational needs were covered-I got that wrong. However, I come back to my basic point. What distinguishes the potential recipients of community care from the recipients of welfare benefits and a...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 32.68% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 6 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 144 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)