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Lord Tope
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1994
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Tope voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (5th Day) (16 May 2012)
“My Lords, I intend to speak primarily about local government so must start by declaring my interest, as I always do, as a councillor in the London Borough of Sutton and a member of its executive, if only for the next five days. On Monday, Sutton Council will use one of the many opportunities afforded by the Localism Act, on which we spent so many happy hours last year, to abolish its...”
- Planning: Ancient Woodland — Question (13 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, the Minister has said that he will not speculate on the content of the final version. Can he tell us when our speculation will end, when it will be published and when we can judge for ourselves whether the final version of the NPPF gives equal weight to longer-term environmental and social concerns, as it undoubtedly will to more immediate demands for economic growth?”
- Libraries — Question (7 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I should begin by declaring an interest as the cabinet member responsible for the public library service in the London Borough of Sutton where we are opening libraries, not closing any, but that was not my question. Does the Minister agree that the public library service is and should remain the responsibility of local authorities and that if we believe in local democracy, we must...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 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 47.51% 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") 165 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)