Margaret Delacourt-Smith, Baroness Delacourt-Smith of Alteryn
Margaret Rosalind Delacourt -Smith, Baroness Delacourt -Smith of Alteryn, born Hando, JP ( born April 5, 1916 in Newport, † June 8, 2010 ) was a British politician and member of the Labour Party.
Life
Delacourt - Smith was born under the name of Margaret Rosalind Hando, the daughter of Frederick James Hando. Her father was headmaster, writer, and was also active artistically. Her family lived in Newport in the county of Monmouthshire in Wales. Delacourt -Smith attended the Newport High School for Girls in her hometown. She studied Modern Languages from 1934 with a focus on French St Anne's College, Oxford University. There she earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1937 and a Master of Arts. She later worked as a teacher.
Delacourt -Smith was from 1962 to 1965 member of the Council ( Councillor ) in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead district. From 1962 to 1967 she held the office of justice of the peace.
Margaret Delacourt -Smith was a member of social and cultural organizations. She was involved in particular in the Fabian Society. Merits Delacourt -Smith also gained through their involvement in the reform of the penal system in the UK.
She was appointed on 5 July 1974, in particular in recognition of her work in the context of prison reform, the Life Peeress with the title Baroness Delacourt -Smith of Alteryn, of Alteryn in the County of Gwent. Their official launch took place on 16 July 1974. At the House of Lords, she sat for the Labour Party. Your inauguration, she held on 30 October 1974.
In her inaugural speech Delacourt -Smith made reference to a number of draft legislation. She took a position on the presented under the direction of the economic historian Henry Phelps Brown to Parliament Report of the Committee of Inquiry on the working conditions in the construction sector and in civil engineering. Delacourt -Smith supported the report. She was particularly critical of the dominant sub-contractors in the construction sector system, the unsafe working conditions of construction workers, lamented their lack of training and qualification and called for improvement of working conditions on construction sites. In the second part of her inaugural speech Delacourt -Smith came to the housing shortage and to address the housing situation. She saw the improvement of housing conditions as one of the most pressing challenges of the 20th century. In particular, it is the task of society and government, to provide housing for young married couples, immigrant families and single mothers.
She was permanently on leave since April 29, 2002 as a result of a granted by the House of Lords Leave of Absence. At the opening of parliament at the beginning of the new session on 25 May 2010 it was announced woks more for Delacourt -Smith, no new Leave of Absence. On 14 June 2010 gave the Lord Speaker of the House of Lords, Baroness Hayman, the death Delacourt - Smith officially in the House of Lords known.
Margaret Delacourt -Smith was married from 1939 until his death in 1972 with George Delacourt -Smith, Baron Delacourt - Smith. During this time she was entitled Lady Delacourt - Smith. In 1978, she married again. Since her marriage to Professor Charles Stuart Blackton she wore the married name Blackton. By Charles Stuart Blackton they lived for some time in the United States, but returned later to Britain, where she lived mainly in London.