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Lord Young of Norwood Green
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord on 7 September 2004
- Positions held at time of appointment: Senior Deputy General Secretary, Communication Workers' Union. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Young of Norwood Green voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Sheffield Forgemasters — Question (22 Jul 2010)
“Since the issue is one of affordability and value for money, will the Minister confirm that the Government will publish the value-for-money case?”
- National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2010: Motion to Approve (19 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, I welcome the Minister's support for the previous Government's proposals and what appears to be a Damascene conversion to the cause of the minimum wage. However, I do not wish to be churlish. The relevant adult rate was also proposed by the previous Government, and so I welcome it. The challenge for the Government in announcing 50,000 new apprenticeships is to create apprenticeships...”
- Sunday Trading — Question (6 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, does the Minister recognise that in a multifaith and in many cases no-faith, multicultural and multiracial society, Sunday does not have the same significance for all people? Can she also confirm that employees and workers will maintain their right under current employment law not to work on Sundays?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 63 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Has voted in 60% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 13 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 12 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Young of Norwood Green speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 368 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)