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Lord West of Spithead
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 9 July 2007
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord West of Spithead voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Aircraft (8 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many times since November 2010 Tornado aircraft have been called for and used ordnance in support of United Kingdom ground forces in Afghanistan.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Aircraft (8 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many flying hours have been completed by Tornado aircraft based in Afghanistan.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: Afghanistan (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been spent by the United Kingdom on developing and running Kandahar airfield in financial years (1) 2005-06, (2) 2006-07, (3) 2007-08, (4) 2008-09, (5) 2009-10, and (6) 2010-11.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 29 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 63.32% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 28 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 635 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)