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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
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Rooker voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Legislation (26 Jul 2010)
“To ask the Leader of the House whether he will make proposals for public evidence sessions in the Lords for Bills which have not had pre-legislative scrutiny in the House of Commons.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Sport: Motorsport (26 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how defence procurement expenditure is affected by the high-tech contribution of the motorsport sector.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Agriculture: Farming (22 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will assess the extent to which the planning system accommodates diversification plans of farmers; and whether they will take action to allow more diversification.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 36 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in this 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.
- 25 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Rooker speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1941 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)