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Lord Rooker
Labour Peer

  • Also represented Birmingham, Perry Barr

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  • Entered the House of Lords on 21 June 2001
  • Previously MP for Birmingham, Perry Barr until 14 May 2001 — General election
  • Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Birmingham, Perry Bar, 1974-2001. Opposition spokesman on social security, 1980-83, on treasury and economic affairs, 1983-84, on housing, 1984-87, on local government, 1987-88, on health and social services, 1990-92, on higher education, 1992-93; Deputy Shadow Leader of House of Commons, 1994-97; Minister of State, MAFF, 1997-99; Department of Social Security, 1999-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
  • Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Rooker voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
  • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
  • Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
  • Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
  • Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
  • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes

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Health and Social Care Bill — Order of Consideration Motion (1 Feb 2012)

“My Lords, that being so, and referring to the Motion that we are debating at the moment, would it not be for the convenience of everybody concerned with the Health and Social Care Bill if, for every amendment tabled, we knew before we debated it on Report in this House that it was subject to financial privilege? We would then know that we were wasting our time, as the noble and learned Lord,...”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Civil Service: Redundancy (18 Jan 2012)

“To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the numbers, by department, of civil servants who have taken redundancy or retirement in the latest period for which figures are available, and who have since been engaged as external consultants or associates by the same department.”

Gangmasters — Question (12 Dec 2011)

“Given the success of the GLA, which has just been admitted in the industry that it manages and looks after, why can its remit not be extended to the construction industry? Why should the construction industry, which is as full of gangmasters as agriculture and farming, be exempt from the kind of activities that the GLA does on behalf of workers?”

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  • Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
  • Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
  • Has voted in 69.76% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 21 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") 2000 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

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Other offices held in the past

  • Minister of State (Sustainable Farming, Food and Animal Welfare), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (19 Oct 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
  • Minister of State (Sustainable Food and Farming and Animal Health), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (28 Sep 2007 to 19 Oct 2007)
  • Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (28 Jun 2007 to 28 Sep 2007)
  • Minister of State (Sustainable Farming and Food), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (6 Jun 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
  • Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (10 May 2006 to 6 Jun 2006)
  • Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office (11 May 2005 to 10 May 2006)
  • Minister of State (Regeneration and Regional Development), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (29 May 2002 to 11 May 2005)
  • Minister of State (Asylum and Immigration), Home Office (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
  • Minister of State, Department of Social Security (28 Jul 1999 to 8 Jun 2001)
  • Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (5 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1999)

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