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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:
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Vehicles: Carbon Emissions (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what level of emissions of carbon dioxide from motor vehicles they expect in the next 10 years.”
- Wealth — Question (5 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what proportion of wealth is held by the richest 10 per cent of the population.”
- Wealth — Question (5 Jul 2010)
“That does not take into account the period from 2000, which was my original question, and how the population varied during the period of the Labour Government. The richest 10 per cent must have been rather wealthier than the Minister said. What action has been taken to reduce the level of wealth?”
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 50% of votes in this 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") 80 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)