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Lord Boyd of Duncansby
Labour Peer
- Changed party from Crossbench on 8 Oct 2006
- Became a Lord on 3 July 2006
- Positions held at time of appointment: Lord Advocate, Scottish Executive. (from Number 10 press release)
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]: Report (3rd Day) (19 May 2009)
“My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, is he aware that there is a very considerable programme of training and education for justices of the peace which was initiated when the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, was a Minister of Justice in Scotland? Does he agree with me that this programme, which was initiated by the noble Lord, means that justices of the peace are now much better trained than...”
- Planning Bill (18 Nov 2008)
“My Lords, I did not support the Government in the Lobbies on the vote last week. Although I was in the building, I absented myself from the vote. That was because I am a member of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, which had reached a clear view on what the proper procedure should be. For those reasons, I felt that I could not support the Government. I would certainly have...”
- Planning Bill (18 Nov 2008)
“My Lords, I take that point; I was referring more to the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Goodhart. Nevertheless, this House took a decision last week, albeit by a small majority, on the way ahead. The second reason why I oppose this is that it seems to bring a new procedure into the legislature. I have been a member of this House for only two years, but I have never seen any procedure like...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 64% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 23 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)