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Lord Smith of Clifton
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Spokesperson for Constitutional Affairs, Spokesperson for Northern Ireland (since 8 Jan 2009)
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Smith of Clifton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Disabled People: Student Loans — Question (5 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, why does the Minister exude such complacency, given that there have been expressions of alarm and despondency from all sides of the House on this issue? He really must indicate to the House that he will make this a number one priority.”
- Northern Ireland: Cross-Border Police Co-operation — Question (29 Oct 2009)
“My Lords, will the Minister give us an assurance that this issue will be resolved before the transfer of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly? There really has been a great deal of procrastination by Dublin and London on this issue. My noble friend Lord Alderdice raised it over a year ago and the noble Lord, Lord Cope, did so again in June. I should like an assurance...”
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 — Question (15 Oct 2009)
“My Lords, I support the noble Lord's Question. Like many of your Lordships, I, too, have been stalked. When I requested information, I could not get it, but I had my own methods. I said, "Why am I being stalked by you?", and the cub reporter said, "We're looking at Lords with Northern Ireland interests". I said, "Well, why is Lord Irvine's name on this?", and he said, "Because his first...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 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 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 4 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Smith of Clifton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 153 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)