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Lord Turnbull
Crossbench Peer
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- Became a Lord on 7 December 2005
- Positions held at time of appointment: Secretary of the Cabinet and Head of the Home Civil Service. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Turnbull voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 — Question for Short Debate (17 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, the FOI Act has, as intended, brought important benefits to citizens by giving them information on decisions affecting their lives. However, one area of the Act is not working as intended-the so-called safe space. In all the discussions leading to the Act, the code of practice, the White Paper, the Bill itself and reports by committees, the need for a safe space was repeatedly...”
- Green Agenda — Motion to Take Note (12 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, in a short debate, I will concentrate my remarks on one issue only, the governance of the science, as this is vital for the credibility of the thinking upon which the Government's policies are based. In a debate in December 2009 on a report by the Committee on Climate Change, I said: "Below the surface there are serious questions about the foundations on which it has been...”
- Health and Social Care Bill: Committee (11th Day) (7 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, I was not involved in the earlier exchanges in this House on this issue. Coming to it new, my view is that first, there is a very important issue of public policy here; and secondly, the FOI process, still less the procedural devices in the course of this Bill, are not an effective way of resolving the issue. The issue is this: in what way should public authorities report on risk ex...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 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 10.04% 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") 44 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)