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Lord Bates
Conservative Peer
- - Shadow Minister (Also Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government and Energy and Climate Change), Shadow Minister (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Shadow Minister (Also Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Energy and Climate Change), Shadow Minister (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Shadow Minister (Also Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office and Communities and Local Government), Shadow Minister (since 27 Jul 2009)
- Became a Lord on 7 July 2008
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Government Departments: Procurement (6 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by the then Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at Communities and Local Government, Sarah McCarthy-Fry, on 15 June (Official Report, House of Commons, col. 18W) on departmental procurement, how much was spent on Action Treasure Hunts Ltd by Communities and Local Government in 2008—09; what was the purpose of the...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Housing: Sale Information (6 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what obligations a home owner has, when marketing their residential property for sale, to highlight in (a) a home information pack, (b) a voluntary home condition report, and (c) a property information questionnaire within a pack, that the property suffers from (1) planning blight, (2) vermin infestation, (3) a negative reputation for being haunted, and (4)...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Housing: Valuation (6 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government in what circumstances the Valuation Office Agency takes into account the presence of (a) a garden shed, and (b) a greenhouse, as a material consideration when valuing or revaluing a property for the purposes of (1) council tax, (2) capital gains tax, and (3) inheritance tax.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 25 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 51% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- 14 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Bates speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 53 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)