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Lord Swinfen
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1977
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Swinfen voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- NHS: General Practitioners — Question (23 May 2012)
“My Lords, to what extent are general practitioners using telemedicine to cut down the time needed to obtain specialist medical advice for their patients?”
- Assisted Dying — Question for Short Debate (13 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I congratulate the DPP on the way in which he has produced what in my view is a very compassionate policy. Some people have argued that it would be better to investigate a case of assisted suicide before it has happened, so that the wishes of the victim and the intentions of the assister can be scrutinised, but this would involve handing a licence to the assister based on subjective...”
- EU: Structural and Cohesion Funds — Question (8 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, how much is lost in administrative charges as our funds pass through Europe on their way back to this country?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 41.15% of votes in this House with this affiliation — 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") 116 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)