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Lord Redesdale
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- Became a Lord on 18 April 2000
- Positions held at time of appointment: Former Liberal Democrat spokesman, House of Lords (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Redesdale voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Planning: Ancient Woodland — Question (13 Mar 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to improve ancient woodland protection in the final version of the National Planning Policy Framework.”
- Planning: Ancient Woodland — Question (13 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I thank the Minister for that reply. However, there is a great deal of concern that the caveat placed on the value of economic development as a reason for granting planning permission could be seen as a worry, especially as it is sometimes quite difficult to put an economic value on ancient woodland, which is clearly irreplaceable. Secondly, has the Minister considered dipping into...”
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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 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 61.46% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 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") 297 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)