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Lord Roper
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- Became a Lord on 17 May 2000
- Positions held at time of appointment: Visiting Professor, College of Europe, Bruges (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Roper voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Liaison Committee: Third Report — Motion to Agree (26 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, there was some sort of misunderstanding. When I came before the Liaison Committee, I suggested the increase in size as an alternative way to involve more Peers, rather than reducing the number of committees.”
- Liaison Committee: Third Report — Motion to Agree (26 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I speak as the chairman of the European Union Committee, and I regret that I will be critical of the report presented by the Lord Chairman of Committees. I have not tabled an amendment, but in my view, and that of many of my colleagues on the committee and in the sub-committees, the report of the Liaison Committee is the unsatisfactory outcome of an unsatisfactory process as far as...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Houses of Parliament: Scrutiny Override (10 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government, for each department, from January to June 2011, (1) on how many occasions the scrutiny reserve resolution in the House of Lords was overridden, (2) on how many occasions the scrutiny reserve resolution in the House of Commons was overridden, and (3) in respect of how many documents an override occurred in (a) both Houses or (b) either House.”
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 56.45% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 5 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") 104 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)