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Lord Sewel
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1996
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Sewel voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Ministerial Statements — House of Lords: Aung San Suu Kyi (24 May 2012)
“The Prime Minister has extended a formal invitation to Nobel prize winner and newly elected parliamentarian Aung San Suu Kyi to visit the United Kingdom next month. At the request of the Lord Speaker and Mr Speaker, she has agreed to address Members of both Houses in Westminster Hall on Thursday 21 June at 3pm. Further details about applications to attend will be sent to Members in due course.”
- House Committee — Motion to Approve (22 May 2012)
“My Lords, I am all in favour of plain speaking but, in my experience, that often takes the form of non-executive advice. Motion agreed.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Houses of Parliament: Mobile Devices (21 May 2012)
“The Parliamentary Recording Unit is currently working with its video contractor on the introduction of live streaming to mobile devices, which will be available from October 2012. It is also developing options to extend access to archive video covering the past three years of House of Lords proceedings. Separate investigations are under way into options for the digitisation of audio and video...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Has voted in 49.37% of votes in this House with this affiliation — 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") 88 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)