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Lord Ramsbotham
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord on 23 May 2005
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Ramsbotham voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Queen’s Speech — Debate (5th Day) (15 May 2013)
“My Lords, in noting the antics in the other place following the non-inclusion in the gracious Speech of a possible referendum on Europe, I am confident that they will not be repeated in this House if my contribution is devoted to the surprising absence of another issue. Before I come to that, as a vice-chairman of the Chagos Islands all-party group I agree with everything that will be said by...”
- Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Commons Amendments (25 Mar 2013)
“My Lords, I thank the Minister for his reply. Over the years I have come to recognise that in the Minister we have a fully paid-up supporter of the probation service as well as a fully paid-up supporter of making improvements to the women's justice system. Therefore, I am conscious that we are talking to somebody whose heart is certainly in making the improvements that we all know to be...”
- Crime and Courts Bill [HL] — Commons Amendments (25 Mar 2013)
“My Lords, in her foreword to the Strategic Objectives for Female Offenders published last Friday, Helen Grant, the Ministry of Justice Minister responsible for women, wrote: "The issue of women in prisons is a deeply emotive one, in which there is very genuine interest from Parliamentary colleagues". I am sure that the noble Lord, as a member of the Government who purport to be as genuinely...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 41.10% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 47 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 372 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)