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Viscount Simon
Labour Peer
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- Became a Lord in 1993
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Viscount Simon voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (5th Day) (16 May 2012)
“My Lords, I feel somewhat out of step with most noble Lords who have spoken in that I will not be talking about financial matters. The proposal to introduce legislation to address the problem of driving under the influence of drugs was not only in the gracious Speech but was mentioned in the newspapers a few days earlier. It had, none the less, been my intention to raise this subject had the...”
- Police: Vehicles — Question (14 Mar 2012)
“Is the noble Lord aware that ACPO is reviewing the use of police vehicles with a view to standardisation, which will result in reducing the cost of those vehicles?”
- Transport: Fuel Prices — Question (24 Nov 2011)
“My Lords, I have not checked it for quite a number of years, but is the noble Baroness aware that there is, or used to be, a website on which you could access the price of fuel that was closest and cheapest to motorway services?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 91.90% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 103 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)