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Lord Winston
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1995
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Winston voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (4th Day) (15 May 2012)
“My Lords, the right honourable Michael Gove, Secretary of State for Education, the other day made a very important point when he argued about the disparity between children going to private schools and those going to state schools and the difference in our society afterwards. I have a solution which the Government might be interested in listening to. It does not need legislation, but it would...”
- Draft House of Lords Reform Bill: Motion to Take Note (Continued) (30 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, looking around the Chamber, I see a great deal of shellshocked people, so I will try not to detain your Lordships for long. I was rather surprised at the cricket analogy, given that your Lordships have been good enough to miss the Manchester derby, which is a far more important occasion. I hope that you all realise that Manchester City is now heading the table. When I came into your...”
- Liaison Committee: Third Report — Motion to Agree (26 Mar 2012)
“I wonder if the noble Lord might be prepared to withdraw that remark about the "massed ranks". It seems contemptuous of the serious point that we as scientists are trying to put to the House of Lords.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 21.06% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 127 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)