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Lord Quirk
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1994
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Quirk voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on laws to stop climate change. 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 introducing ID cards. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Education: English (23 May 2012)
“To ask her Majesty's Government what action is being taken to increase the number of specialist English teachers in primary schools in response to the Ofsted report Moving English Forward. To ask her Majesty's Government what action is being taken to improve the subject knowledge of English co-ordinators in primary schools in response to the Ofsted report Moving English Forward. To ask her...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Education: English (23 May 2012)
“To ask her Majesty's Government what action is being taken to improve transition and continuity in curriculum and assessment between key stages 2 and 3 in response to the Ofsted report Moving English Forward.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Education: English (23 May 2012)
“To ask her Majesty's Government what action they are taking to improve the teaching of handwriting, especially amongst boys, in the light of the Ofsted report Moving English Forward.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 8.04% 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") 43 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)