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Lord Sheldon
Labour Peer
- Also represented Ashton-under-Lyne
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- Entered the House of Lords on 27 June 2001
- Previously MP for Ashton-under-Lyne until 14 May 2001 — General election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Ashton-under-Lyne, 1964-2001. Minister of State, Civil Service Department, 1974; Minister of State, HM Treasury, 1974-75; Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 1975-79; Opposition spokesman on Treasury matters, 1981-83. Chairman, Standards and Privileges Committee, 1997-2001; Liaison Committee, 1997-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 15 October 1964 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Sheldon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Economy: Balance of Payments — Question (15 Oct 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what they forecast will be the balance of payments in the first quarter of 2010.”
- Economy: Balance of Payments — Question (15 Oct 2009)
“I thank my noble friend for that reply, but is it not clear that the balance of payments for the last quarter of 2009 will be very good, because of the 15 per cent sales tax and the expected return of the 17.5 per cent in 2010? Since the figures for last quarter of 2009 will be published in the first months of 2010, there will be some satisfaction at the state of the economy. The question...”
- Banks — Question (14 Oct 2009)
“My Lords, on behalf of my noble friend Lord Barnett, and at his request, I beg leave to ask the Question standing in his name on the Order Paper. My noble friend is recovering quite well from his stroke but, in spite of his 86th birthday today, he is unable to put his Question.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 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 51% of votes in parliament 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") 78 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)