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Lord Northbourne
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- Became a Lord in 1982
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Northbourne voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Academies Bill [HL]: Committee (3rd Day) (28 Jun 2010)
“My Lords, I have tabled my amendment for the same reason as the noble Baroness, Lady Massey, because it seemed to me that this Committee should be able to debate compulsory PSHE and sexual relationships education. Noble Lords will remember that this was debated and powerfully argued by the noble Baronesses, Lady Walmsley and Lady Massey, but there really was no time for a proper debate during...”
- Academies Bill [HL]: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (23 Jun 2010)
“I am most grateful to the noble Lord. I shall, of course, read what he has said in more detail. However, I wish to make one or two small points. I think that he referred to what I was saying as not being part of education. Education is the fundamental development of the child.”
- Academies Bill [HL]: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (23 Jun 2010)
“I accept that. I do not know whether the noble Lord has ever tried to get a statement, but I have friends who have had to get statements for disabled children who they have adopted. It is unbelievably difficult to get a statement out of the local authority. You have to be prepared to fight and fight. I support the Government. Let us look at this as an opportunity because, quite honestly, some...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 14% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 5 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Northbourne speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 200 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)