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Lord Triesman
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 12 January 2004
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Triesman voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Defamation Bill [HL]: Second Reading (9 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, my wish to speak at Second Reading and in subsequent phases of the Bill arises not from any recent events-I hope that will be recognised-but from a concern that I have expressed over the best part of 30 years about chronic imbalances between the power of the media and that of many private individuals when the media attack the reputations of those individuals. It would have been...”
- Zimbabwe — Debate (10 Jun 2010)
“My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord St John of Bletso, on securing the debate, which keeps Zimbabwe at the centre of our attention. I, too, miss Baroness Park and Lord Blaker. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Howell of Guildford, on his ministerial appointment. On leaving the FCO in 2007, I thought it right to avoid debates on the geographical areas with which I had been...”
- Digital Economy Bill [HL]: Third Reading (15 Mar 2010)
“My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for his generous comments and record the fact that I agree with much of what he said. I add my voice in urging the Government again to have a discussion with the search engine companies. I know that it will not be the first time that an attempt at fruitful discussion with them has taken place. It seems a plausible argument to put to them that...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 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 55% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 17 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 25 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Triesman speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 661 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)