Lord Graham of Edmonton
A former National Secretary for the Co-operative Party, Ted Graham served as the Member of Parliament for Edmonton between 1974 and 1983, after a career in Enfield Borough Council, of which he spent ten years as leader. During his time in the Commons, he served in Government as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of State at the Department of Prices and Consumer Protection (1974-76) as well as the Lord Commissioner of the Treasury (1976-79). In opposition, he was variously the Labour spokesperson for Sport, Defence and Northern Ireland.
During his time in the Lords, he took the role of Labour Chief Whip between 1990 and 1997. He is currently the Secretary of the All Party Group for the Welfare of Park Home Owners.
Listed among: Members of the House of Lords
- Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2012)Lord Graham of Edmonton: I may help the Minister by quoting from a document given to me by the Library called The Economic Costs and Benefits of Easing Sunday Shopping Restrictions on Large Stores in England and Wales, a report for the Department of Trade and Industry in May 2006. On Germany, it says that shops that shops are closed, "except convenience and travel goods at railway stations and airports. Local...
- Health and Social Care Bill: Report (2nd Day) (13 Feb 2012)Lord Graham of Edmonton: Keep going.
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Committee (16th Day) (1 Feb 2011)Lord Graham of Edmonton: The Leader of the House, who is replying on this debate, has a very important task before him. Whatever he is going to do with the various amendments, it is plain that, in the light of the time constraints under which he and the Committee are having to work, he has a herculean task in guiding the Committee and in guiding the Bill into an acceptable form. Even in this House, where perhaps we...
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee (15th Day) (31 Jan 2011)Lord Graham of Edmonton: My Lords, I will raise one point. The Leader of the House made a very welcome statement. The amendment that we are discussing is in the spirit of the statement. However, I do not see or hear anything about the conventions on Report. As the Leader of the House will be aware-although I stand to be corrected-the rule of thumb is that Report shall be allocated half the number of days of...
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Committee (13th Day) (25 Jan 2011)Lord Graham of Edmonton: What was it?
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Committee (12th Day) (24 Jan 2011)Lord Graham of Edmonton: I am tempted to enter this debate because the premise that the constituency is important has a slight flaw. Every constituency has a number of wards. I first became a councillor 50 years ago this year, and my experience is that the best discussions that I have taken part in have been with 10, 12 or 15 people in someone's house. We did not masquerade; we were proud to say that we were a ward...
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee (9th Day) (17 Jan 2011)Lord Graham of Edmonton: What we have listened to for the past hour and a half is a simple question: what is the evidence? Where are the facts? Quite frankly, I am as puzzled now as I was then, because we have heard only one contribution from the whole of the Benches opposite. Perhaps on this side of the Chamber there are more contributions because this House and the other House always relish people who speak from...
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Teachers' Pay (17 Nov 2010)Lord Graham of Edmonton: To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have any plans to review or alter the documents entitled School Teachers' Pay and Conditions and Guidance on School Teachers' Pay and Conditions.
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill: Second Reading (2nd Day) (16 Nov 2010)Lord Graham of Edmonton: My Lords, I will make a brief contribution. The noble Lords, Lord Lyell and Lord Rennard, are here as gatekeepers for their parties. It shows the interest that those on the Benches opposite have in the issue. The relative numbers on both sides are representative of the contributions to the debate. I begin by saying how much I enjoyed the contributions of the noble Baronesses, Lady Hayter,...
- Interim Report: Leader's Group on Members Leaving the House: Motion to Take Note (16 Nov 2010)Lord Graham of Edmonton: My Lords, it is a joy and a pleasure to follow the noble Lord. I apologise to the House because I had to leave the Chamber for a period during the debate and so have not heard everyone. However, everyone I have heard said something to commend itself to me. It is not a black and white issue. In producing the report, the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, and his committee must have felt that it was like...
