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Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Advocate General for Scotland (since 13 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Became a Lord on 13 November 2007
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Wallace of Tankerness voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Committee (1st Day) (Continued) (17 Jun 2013)
“My Lords, I start by thanking my noble friend Lady Cumberlege for introducing this amendment, which has certainly given rise to a good debate. There are clearly some strongly held views on both sides and some powerful arguments too. I have listened carefully but it is important that I set out and clarify the Government’s position. The noble Baroness, Lady Thornton, has just quoted the...”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Committee (1st Day) (Continued) (17 Jun 2013)
“My Lords, following that logic, surely a conscientious objection must be as much to facilitating a marriage as performing it—otherwise, it puts into question what the nature of the conscientious objection is. As public officials, marriage registrars must perform their duties for all members of the public, without discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or any other matter. They...”
- Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill — Committee (1st Day) (Continued) (17 Jun 2013)
“My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Martin of Springburn, for giving us an opportunity to debate the substance of this amendment as well as the specific points he raised. I substantially agree with the point made by the noble Lady, Baroness Royall. I even suggest that this would be an additional bureaucratic burden. We believe that the provision is not necessary. There is no need...”
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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 — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Has voted in 67.81% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 723 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)