This data was produced by TheyWorkForYou from a variety of sources.
Lord Rooker
Labour Peer
- Also represented Birmingham, Perry Barr
We’re missing a photo of Lord Rooker. If you are Lord Rooker, or have a photo of them that you have copyright of, please email it to us. Please do not email us about copyrighted photos elsewhere on the internet; we can’t use them.
- 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
- Send a message to Lord Rooker (via WriteToThem.com)
- Email me whenever Lord Rooker speaks (no more than once per day)
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Rooker voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (Continued) (23 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, without any conspiratorial intent, I, too, will address the constitutional aspects of reform of your Lordships' House as a means of strengthening Parliament against the Executive. In some ways the House seems reluctant to change; and yet, long before I came here, the House was four or five years ahead of the other place in the televising of Parliament-something for which credit has...”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (Continued) (23 Nov 2009)
“We should not require reasons to be given-that would be revolutionary-but simply require a certificate with a list of the clauses and schedules not debated. Again, we could pilot that. My fifth point relates to the scrutiny and governance of departments. The Commons has departmental Select Committees, which in the main concentrate, rightly, on the big policy issues. There is no question but...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Care Services: Children (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many named guardians have been appointed by the courts in each of the past 10 years to represent children and their interests in care and related proceedings.”
More of Lord Rooker's recent appearances
Numerology
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 6 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 72% of votes in parliament 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.
- 26 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Rooker speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1927 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)