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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 very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Scotland Bill — Committee (5th Day) (21 Mar 2012)
“I wish to make some comments in relation to the amendments spoken to by my noble friend Lady Taylor of Bolton and the noble Lord, Lord Selsdon, in respect of who should have the opportunity to vote in a referendum on Scottish independence. Much as I respect my noble friend, I cannot agree with her premise that those who were born in Scotland and move to other parts of the United Kingdom or...”
- Scotland Bill — Committee (5th Day) (21 Mar 2012)
“Before my noble friend moves his amendment, I wonder whether he would comment on the very interesting proposal made by the noble Lord, Lord McConnell, earlier this evening when he suggested that two questions be posed, so avoiding a yes or no answer on the ballot paper. I recall that in the 1997 referendum the words were "I agree that there should be a Scottish Parliament" or "I do not agree...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Vehicles: Semi-trailers (28 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government why they did not commission a specific study on the potential risks to cyclists resulting from the use of longer semi-trailers prior to introducing the 10-year trial of such vehicles.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 27.53% 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") 33 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)