John Smith, Baron Kirkhill

John Farquharson Smith, Baron Kirk Hill ( born May 7, 1930) is a British Labour Party politician and life peer.

Life and career

Smith was born on 7 May 1930, son of Alexander Findlay Smith and Ann Farquharson.

He was from 1971 to 1975, Lord Provost of the City of Aberdeen and Minister of State for Scotland from August 8, 1975 through December 15, 1978.

He was Chairman ( Chairman ) of the North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board 1979 until 1982.

From 1991 to 2001 he was a delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and the WEU; where he was from 1991 to 1995 Chairman of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.

In March 2012, caused a car accident Kirk Hills stir, and he gave his driver's license.

Membership in the House of Lords

Smith was appointed on 17 July 1975 Life peer as Baron Kirkhill, of Kirkhill in the District of the City of Aberdeen. Its official launch took place on 23 July 1975 with the support of William Hughes, Baron Hughes and James Hoy, Baron Hoy.

On August 7, 1975 he gave his inaugural speech in the House of Lords. In the 1970s, he spoke in parliamentary debates among other things, traffic accidents, the retirement scheme of Scottish teachers, Scottish prisons and the Scotland Bill. When he had reported himself up to and including 1978 several times a year to speak, he did so again until 1983. During the 1980s, he reported, inter alia, energy costs, the industry, privatization, and the explosion of Piper Alpha to speak. In the 1990s, he spoke to the pollution of the North Sea, the human rights situation in Turkey, the National Health Service, the overcrowding of prisons and the European defense policy. Smith said in the 2000s, among other topics to the asylum, Agriculture in the United Kingdom and the Scotland Act 1998.

In the period April to June 2010 he received expense allowances worth £ 12,858.

Session 1997/1998: 154 days
Session of April 1, 2001 to March 31, 2002: 91 days
Session of April 1, 2002 to March 31, 2003: 128 days
Session of April 1, 2003 to March 31, 2004: 125 days
Session of April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005: 122 days
Session of April 1, 2005 to March 31, 2006: 106 days
Session of April 1, 2006 to March 31, 2007: 100 days
Session 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008: 105 days
Session 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009: 117 days
Session 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010: 105 days
Session of April 1, 2010 to June 30, 2010: 24 days
Session 1 July 2010 to 30 September 2010: 15 days
Session 1 October 2010 to 31 December 2010: 40 days
Session 1 January 2011 to 31 March 2011: 42 days
April 2011: 3 days ( 7 )
May 2011: 14 Days ( 15 )
June 2011: 16 days ( out of 17)
July 2011: 10 days ( out of 13)
August 2011: 0 days ( 1 )
September 2011: 7 days ( 8 )
October 2011: 16 days ( 18 )
November 2011: 17 days ( 18 )
December 2011: 11 days ( out of 13)
January 2012: 14 Days ( 14 )
February 2012: 13 days ( 14 )
March 2012: 13 days ( out of 17)
April 2012: 0 days ( out of 5)
May 2012: 0 days ( out of 13)
June 2012: 0 days ( out of 13)

His presence at meeting days is the period since 2001 in the mid to high range. From April 2012, he was absent.

Honors

The University of Aberdeen in 1974 awarded him an honorary doctorate of Doctor of Laws ( Hon LLD).

Family

Smith married in 1965 Frances Mary Walker Reid.

Right of asylum Hansard

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