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Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 19 April 2000
- Positions held at time of appointment: Former Spokesman on Education, House of Lords; Delegate, Council of Europe and WEU (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (5th Day) (20 Mar 2012)
“I thank the Minister for that response. I make the point that the Magistrates' Association and every magistrate I have ever sat with do not want to put people in custody, and the whole purpose of my speech was to point out inconsistencies and a lack of clarity in these proposed changes. Nevertheless, I thank the Minister for offering to respond to my specific questions, and I beg leave to...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (5th Day) (20 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, this group of amendments would remove the Government's proposed amendments to the Bail Act 1976. The Government's amendments remove certain exceptions to the presumption that bail should be granted to a defendant. Currently, bail can be withheld if judges or magistrates believe that the defendant will commit offences on bail, not turn up for subsequent court hearings, or interfere...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (5th Day) (20 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, as I sit as a magistrate in both the youth and adult courts, I make one simple point. In the youth courts, we routinely say to youths, "You must behave. If you do not behave, you may come back to the adult court and of course that is a much more serious matter." What we do not tell them is that the reason that it is a much more serious matter is because there is much less support...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 6 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 30.22% 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 15 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)