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Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1997
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Watson of Invergowrie voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Taxation: Evasion and Avoidance — Motion to Take Note (6 Jun 2013)
“My Lords, I, too, congratulate my noble friend Lord Foulkes, who is my friend, on achieving this important debate. It is a matter of some regret that only one Back-Bench Member from the coalition parties felt that they had anything useful to say on the subject. Perhaps that tells its own story. Between 1999 and 2011, British companies’ profits increased by 58% but revenues from...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Employment: Jobcentre Plus (22 Apr 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Jobcentre Plus offices prior to March 2013 operated targets and league tables relating to the extent to which their staff sanction jobseekers.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Employment: Jobcentre Plus (10 Apr 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many Jobcentre Plus offices currently operate targets and league tables relating to the extent to which their staff sanction jobseekers.”
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 29.09% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below 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") 42 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)