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Lord Rea
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1981
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Rea voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Agriculture: Pesticides (13 Mar 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the impact of nicotinoid pesticides, in sub-lethal doses, on (1) the behaviour, and (2) the resistance to disease, of pollinating insects, including bees.”
- NHS: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust — Question for Short Debate (11 Mar 2013)
“My Lords, I had not originally intended to take part in this short debate but on Friday I was encouraged to do so by the Royal College of Physicians-incidentally, after I had gone away for the weekend without any briefing material. As the noble Earl knows, that college has made detailed comments and recommendations related to the inquiry, along with a number of other professional bodies,...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Abkhazia and South Ossetia (25 Feb 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government why they are advising travellers not to visit Abkhazia and South Ossetia; and what reports they have received of any difficulties experienced by United Kingdom citizens visiting those countries.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 6 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 42.94% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 154 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)