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Lord Smith of Leigh
Labour Peer
- Became a Lord in 1999
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Smith of Leigh voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (4th Day) (15 May 2012)
“My Lords, this is the first occasion for more than a year that I have spoken in your Lordships' House, because in March last year I was taken seriously ill. Thanks to excellent medical care from Wigan Infirmary and particularly the Christie Hospital in Manchester I am back and in reasonably good health. I have always taken an interest in health in your Lordships' House because of my role as a...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Government Departments: Salaries (16 Mar 2011)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many civil servants in the Department for Communities and Local Government earn over £100,000 per year; and whether they propose to subject the appointments to those posts to parliamentary scrutiny.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Life Expectancy (8 Mar 2011)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what factors cause the differences in life expectancy in different parts of the country; and what proposals they have to reduce those differences.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 33.11% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 65 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)