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Lord Northbourne
Crossbench Peer
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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 moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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Most recent appearances
- Child Poverty Bill — Second Reading (Continued) (5 Jan 2010)
“My Lords, I defer to none in my support for the Government's objective to reduce the number of children living in poverty. However, I have honest doubts about this Bill. I wish, for example, that it was dedicated to the welfare of children rather than to household income. This afternoon I want to concentrate on one serious defect which I see. I do not believe that the Bill will achieve its...”
- Independent Safeguarding Authority — Question (25 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a man who wishes to live with a woman who has one or more children living with her who are not his children will be obliged to get clearance from the Independent Safeguarding Authority.”
- Independent Safeguarding Authority — Question (25 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord for that helpful Answer. Is he aware that in the year ending March of this year, the main complaint and problem of the 17,406 children who telephoned ChildLine was physical abuse in the home and that a significant part of this was by people who were not their parents? Is he further aware that it is extremely likely that a child living with the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 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 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") 193 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)