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Lord Selsdon
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1963
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Selsdon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Food Security Policy — Motion to Take Note (24 May 2012)
“My Lords, I should begin by declaring my interest as a rather faded and ancient peasant farmer producing wine and a few other things in Provence, although with nothing like the elegance of my noble friend Lady Miller, who has introduced this great debate. One thing about being tinged with ancienty is that you learn that in order to determine the future it is not a bad idea to look back to the...”
- Israel and Palestine: West Bank — Question (21 May 2012)
“My Lords, I declare an interest as a producer of olive trees. I have only 200 but I assure your Lordships that an olive tree takes a long time to grow. It has much significance, not least because of Gethsemane and the Mount of Olives. There is politics in this as well. Will my noble friend tell me what the economic deficit is here? What cost is being incurred by uprooting these olive trees...”
- Protection of Freedoms Bill: Commons Reason and Amendments (24 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, I find myself in a very difficult position, having begun this subject in 1975 and taken three Private Members' Bills through the House. I am extremely grateful to my noble friend Lord Marlesford, who has a much more aggressive and attacking attitude than I do, being a man who has journalistic abilities. I am a simple person who simply says that there is a logic here. First, you have...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 50.63% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 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") 221 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)