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Lord True
Conservative Peer
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- Became a Lord on 11 January 2011
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord True voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against more EU integration. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: Motion to Take Note (2nd Day) (1 May 2012)
“My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, who adorns this House, and will continue to adorn the House even if the composition of the political Benches in the House is decided by the people rather than by patronage. Many would say it is unenviable to be the 73rd speaker to address your Lordships in the last debate of a 293-day session, but I can conceive no more enviable privilege...”
- Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: Motion to Take Note (2nd Day) (1 May 2012)
“My Lords, it is avoided precisely by the concept of the long mandate, which is non-renewable and with no right to go on to the House of Commons. That means that someone coming here would not be able to develop a political career and go forward to be a senior Minister of the Crown.”
- Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: Motion to Take Note (2nd Day) (1 May 2012)
“My Lords, the procedures of this House are not currently in a state which would enable the Executive to impose the guillotine. Nor would that be the case in a House in which the political element would be smaller but selected in a different way. If I may, I would like to get on. I accept that election would change the relations between the Houses, and of course the absurd Clause 2 of the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 88.10% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above 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") 49 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)