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Lord Thomas of Gresford
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1996
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Thomas of Gresford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (4th Day) (15 May 2012)
“I am very sorry to hear the woes of the LTA and Sport England. I confess that I was a little disappointed not to hear from Her Majesty congratulations to the Welsh national rugby team on winning the triple crown and the grand slam and good wishes on going to Australia shortly, where no doubt the reputation of British sport will be restored. In the field of law reform, I very much welcome the...”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (14 May 2012)
“I did answer that question. I said that Lloyd George was for the abolition of the House of Lords. "I am a single Chamber man", he said-and in that he was assisted by Arthur Henderson and Keir Hardie.”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (14 May 2012)
“The noble Lord referred to his party's manifestos. In 1912, Keir Hardie and Arthur Henderson campaigned on the basis of the abolition of the House of Lords. The current policy, as enunciated by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, is for 100% election. Just to clarify this, is the noble Lord saying that 1999 brought about the final apotheosis of the House of Lords and that it should remain in that form...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 55 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 57.77% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 970 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)