How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Social Issues #

• Generally voted against equal gay rights Show votes 2 votes for, 7 votes against, 11 absences, between 2001–2008
• Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2006
• Generally voted for the hunting ban Show votes 4 votes for, 0 votes against, 3 absences, between 2002–2004
• Has never voted on allowing marriage between two people of same sex
• Generally voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2009

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Foreign Policy and Defence #

• Almost always voted for use of UK military forces in combat operations overseas Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, between 2002–2003
• Consistently voted for the Iraq war Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2002–2003
• Generally voted against investigations into the Iraq war Show votes 0 votes for, 3 votes against, 2 absences, between 2003–2004
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 12 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2008–2011

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Taxation and Employment #

• We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Anderson of Swansea’s position on encouraging occupational pensions. Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2004

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Health #

• Consistently voted for introducing foundation hospitals Show votes 5 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2003
• Voted a mixture of for and against smoking bans Show votes 2 votes for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 1999–2006
• Generally voted against allowing terminally ill people to be given assistance to end their life Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, between 1997–2009

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Education #

• Generally voted against greater autonomy for schools Show votes 3 votes for, 7 votes against, 5 absences, between 1998–2006
• Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2010
• Generally voted for university tuition fees Show votes 11 votes for, 2 votes against, between 1997–2010

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Constitutional Reform #

• Almost always voted against an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 0 votes for, 6 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• Consistently voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 2 votes against, 1 absence, in 2011
• We don’t have enough information to calculate Lord Anderson of Swansea’s position on a wholly elected House of Lords. Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 2 absences, in 2003
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 1999–2003
• Has never voted on a lower voting age

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Home Affairs #

• Generally voted for a stricter asylum system Show votes 16 votes for, 0 votes against, 5 absences, between 2002–2010
• Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests
• Almost always voted for introducing ID cards Show votes 13 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2004–2006

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Environmental Issues #

• Almost always voted against measures to prevent climate change Show votes 1 vote for, 8 votes against, 3 absences, between 2000–2008

How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on Miscellaneous Topics #

• Has never voted on greater regulation of gambling
• Almost always voted for Labour's anti-terrorism laws Show votes 36 votes for, 0 votes against, 11 absences, between 2001–2007

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