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Lord Wedderburn of Charlton
Former Crossbench Peer
- Changed party from Labour on 24 Jul 2006
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- Became a Lord in 1977
- Left Parliament on 9 March 2012 — Died
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Wedderburn of Charlton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
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Most recent appearances
- Public Bodies Bill [HL]: Committee (3rd Day) (1 Dec 2010)
“I, too, wish to support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, and the remarks made by several of my colleagues on these Benches. If this board was abolished in this rather casual way, without any suggestion of what should replace it, it would be regarded by writers in the future as a rather cruel joke, in view of the difficulty this area of the workforce has had to obtain...”
- Identity Documents Bill: Report (17 Nov 2010)
“My Lords, with respect we are faced with an issue of law-”
- Equality Bill: Committee (4th Day) (25 Jan 2010)
“I am sure the noble Baroness would not wish to be unfair to the Government in any respect, but it has been argued that, for example, the doctrine of proportionality is already part of European law and was therefore part of the law in this area before this Bill was ever thought of. The fact that the Government have put in "proportionate" has not produced some fresh or new element; it has...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 27.08% 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.
- 4 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 147 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)