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Former Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1958

Left the House of Lords on 12 February 2011 — Died

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Recent appearances

• Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Committee (4th Day) (Continued) 13 Dec 2010

  The noble Baroness, Lady Hayter, made her argument extremely well but are she and her supporters aware that, 50-odd years ago, only two groups of people in the world could vote at the age of 18? The first comprised citizens of the Soviet Union, where you could vote at 18 provided you voted for the Communist Party. The second group consisted of white South Africans, who made up about 20 per...

• Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Committee (3rd Day) 8 Dec 2010

  If one is thinking of opting for weekend voting, it would be preferable to choose a Sunday rather than a Saturday. Of course, it is true that many shops and places of entertainment are open on Sundays nowadays but not nearly as many as are open on a Saturday, when there are a great many choices which the average voter might prefer to queuing up at a polling station. If one wants to optimise...

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Aviation: Passenger Duty 6 Dec 2010

  To ask Her Majesty's Government whether airline passengers in an economy-class cabin who have paid a supplement for seats with extra leg room or width but who receive the same catering on the same terms as all other passengers in that cabin, and who do not enjoy the privileges of a dedicated check-in desk or access to airport lounges, are treated as economy-class passengers for the purposes...

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