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Lord Owen
Crossbench Peer
- Became a Lord in 1992
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Owen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (Continued) (10 May 2012)
“My Lords, I wish to speak about what I believe is the biggest constitutional crisis facing this country, and it is related to the eurozone. There is a feeling, which I think is profoundly mistaken, that somehow we can isolate ourselves from the constitutional changes that are being suggested for the eurozone. It is to the credit of the Government, the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the...”
- Health and Social Care Bill: Third Reading (19 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, we have heard a lot of speeches and I do not intend to take long, but I reiterate-if any noble Lord has come in late to this debate-that they should again read the amendment. It makes it clear that what we are trying to do is find enough time-a matter of a few weeks-to hear the opinion of the tribunal that has found against the Government on the disclosure of the risk register. That...”
- Health and Social Care Bill: Third Reading (19 Mar 2012)
“It is exactly the wording of the amendment, "to consider the detailed reasons for the first-tier tribunal decision", if there is sufficient time. This is the issue of freedom of information. I have already openly admitted that Governments tend to restrict information and Oppositions want the maximum amount of information. That is the inherent tension which the Freedom of Information Act was...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 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 2.82% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 78 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)