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Lord Thomas of Swynnerton
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1981
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Thomas of Swynnerton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (14 May 2012)
“My Lords, it is a pleasure to speak after the noble Lord, Lord Stoddart of Swindon. He may remember that we first collaborated some 30 years ago in an attempt to oppose the idea of televising Parliament. We put up a gallant fight, but we were defeated. We were defeated but, as Lord Avon-Nicholas Eden, the son of the great Prime Minister-told us, we would have won if it had not been for the...”
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 — Question for Short Debate (17 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, like other noble Lords I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy, for introducing this debate. I am also grateful to him for his work over many years in elucidating problems of great interest in English politics, particularly his discussion of how the nuclear weapons of this country were developed. He also developed well the idea of how we would manage to survive a nuclear...”
- Schools: History — Debate (20 Oct 2011)
“My Lords, I should perhaps declare an interest to begin with, because one of my books was a set book for Eton on the Spanish civil war. Therefore, what the Etonians had to study was something about which I had thought a good deal. Although I am not a teacher of history, I have taught in universities; although I am not a schoolboy, I have an interest in the debate. The aim should be to give to...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 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 16.38% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below 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") 34 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)