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Lord Young of Norwood Green
Labour Peer
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (since 13 Oct 2009)
Government Whip (technically a Lord in Waiting, HM Household) (since 10 Jun 2009)
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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 for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Digital Economy Bill [HL]: Committee (7th Day) (8 Feb 2010)
“My Lords, finally, unlike in Arthurian legend, we have reached our version of the holy grail-the final amendment. I agree that in order to protect the interests of rights holders it is vital that loans are limited in the way that this amendment suggests to ensure that libraries are not able to provide the public with unlimited access to an author's work. However, while the phrase "one copy"...”
- Digital Economy Bill [HL]: Committee (7th Day) (8 Feb 2010)
“My Lords, this clause helps modernise copyright licensing. First, orphan works, as we all now know, cannot at present be used without the specific permission of the copyright owner. The new provision will enable large numbers of potentially valuable cultural works to be used on a regulated and licensed basis, with money held to reimburse the copyright owner if they later come forwards. The...”
- Digital Economy Bill [HL]: Committee (7th Day) (8 Feb 2010)
“We said we would reflect on the definition in light of the previous contribution. The second provision is to allow for extended licensing schemes to be authorised by the Secretary of State. Currently, rights clearance can be complex and time consuming. We aim to help simplify and update the process by allowing an authorised licensing body, under appropriate circumstances, to grant copyright...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 47 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 parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 21 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") 275 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)