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Lord Sawyer
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1998
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Sawyer voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (4th Day) (15 May 2012)
“My Lords, I would like to speak briefly about social exclusion. I do not think it is necessary to persuade the House of the need to tackle this issue. My right honourable friend Alan Milburn in the previous Labour Government, the Deputy Prime Minister and the Education Secretary in this Government, as well as the noble Baroness, Lady Stedman-Scott, in an interesting and helpful speech today,...”
- Universities: Impact of Government Policy — Debate (13 Oct 2011)
“My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Giddens, for initiating this debate. However, I cannot share what I thought was the general pessimism of his contribution. I am the Chancellor of Teesside University and we have to make this new regime work. We cannot afford closures or failures. We have to keep widening access and raising aspirations because the people of our region have a right and a...”
- Independent Commission on Banking — Debate (15 Sep 2011)
“My Lords, I, too, thank the noble Lord, Lord Myners, for initiating the debate. It is always a pleasure to witness him in full flight on this issue, as it is to reflect on the contributions of other noble Lords who have expertise in this field. My life experience has been elsewhere and I have a limited knowledge of the university of banks and their various ways, but my interest in banks and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 62.27% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 41 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)