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Lord Strathclyde
Conservative Peer

  • Leader of the House of Lords, House of Lords (since 12 May 2010)
    Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (since 12 May 2010) (note about dates)

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  • Became a Lord in 1985

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Strathclyde voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
  • Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes

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Written Answers — House of Lords: House of Lords: Appointments (8 Jan 2013)

“It remains the Government's continued intention that Lords appointments will be made with the objective of creating a second Chamber that is reflective of the share of the vote secured by the political parties in the last general election, and this commitment is taken into account by the Prime Minister when making appointments.”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Written Ministerial Statements (8 Jan 2013)

“I do not intend to issue such guidance to Ministers. The Official Report is held in perpetuity and covered by parliamentary privilege, and therefore not every written response by a Minister to a point raised in a debate in the House will be suitable for publication as a Written Ministerial Statement.”

EU: United States Free Trade Agreement — Question (19 Dec 2012)

“My Lords, I think it is the turn of my noble friend Lady Falkner.”

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  • Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
  • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
  • Has voted in 54.43% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 14 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
  • 9 people are tracking this peer — email me updates on Lord Strathclyde’s activity.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 838 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

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Other offices held in the past

  • Leader of the Opposition In the House of Lords, Parliament (6 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
  • Shadow Leader of the House of Lords, Parliament (9 Jul 2007 to 9 Jul 2007)
  • Leader of Opposition In the House of Lords, Parliament (9 Jul 2007 to 6 Jan 2009)
  • Leader of the Opposition In the House of Lords, Parliament (16 Dec 2005 to 6 Jul 2007)
  • Leader of the Opposition In the House of Lords, House of Lords (17 Mar 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
  • Leader of the Opposition In the House of Lords, Parliament (10 May 2004 to 17 Mar 2005)

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