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Lord Plant of Highfield
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1992
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Plant of Highfield voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Independent Commission on Banking — Debate (15 Sep 2011)
“My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Myners for initiating this timely debate. I shall concentrate my short remarks on issues to do with accountability and responsibility in the investment banking sector. These remarks are not the result of any specific expertise in the area. I am neither a banker nor an economist; I am an academic philosopher by trade. Nevertheless, these reflections,...”
- Fixed-term Parliaments Bill: Second Reading (Continued) (1 Mar 2011)
“My Lords, I add my voice to all those who welcomed the noble Lord, Lord Cormack, and congratulate him on his maiden speech. I am very pleased that he has become a Member of this House. We go back a very long way. We were at school together. I was well under his radar. He was head boy and I was a recalcitrant first-year pupil. But after he left he endowed an essay prize that I happened to win...”
- Coalition Government — Debate (continued) (20 Jan 2011)
“My Lords, I shall focus, as my noble friend Lady Symons did at the beginning of her speech-and I thank her for inaugurating this debate-on the issues of manifestos and mandates in the context of coalition. Over the past generation at least, the party manifesto at elections has become rather akin to a quasi-contract between government and the electorate. It is clear why that should have...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 50.45% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above 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") 49 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)