David Alton was a Member of the House of Commons and today is a Life Peer of the House of Lords. The links below are a gateway to exploring his work in both Houses. For a bibliographical account of David Alton's political career, together with his maiden speeches, please click here.

	David Alton's Maiden speech House of Commons 3 April 1979 Five days ago the people of Edge Hill decided to reject the old ways. They gave a massive thumbs down sign to both the other parties. I believe that that happened because people are frustrated and cynical about the way in which politicians have let them down. People of my generation are angry about the way in which the establishment parties have forgotten what service means and have forgotten about the way in which people should see and hear from their elected representatives.
	Choose an area of his work in the House of Commons CONSTITUENCY ISSUES >>>> Ashworth Hospital >>>> Ford (Halewood) >>>> Liverpool standard spending assessment LIFE ISSUES >>> Science Policy and Human Genetics >>>> Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority >>>> Foetal Pain NATIONAL ISSUES >>> Asylum and Immigration Bill >>>> Human Rights White List >>>> Sexual Offences Amendment Bill >>>> Violent society >>>> Violence on Television >>>> Divorces in Britain >>>> Collapse of Family Life >>> Broadcasting Bill >>> Second reading of the Broadcast Bill >>>> Family Law Bill >>>> Illegal workers >>>> Registration system for Asylum >>>> Refugee Status >>>> Asylum Seekers (Benefits) >>>> Ban on cloning experiments >>>> Sex Offenders Bill >>>> Investment in Britain >>>> Objections to the National Lottery >>>> National Lottery >>>> Blood donations >>>> Dissemination of unclassified videos >>>> Select Committees >>>> Wild Mammals (Protection) Bill NORTHERN IRELAND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES >>> World Population >>>> UN Conference on Women >>>> Forced abortions >>>> Land Mines
Choose an area of his work in the House of Lords LIVERPOOL >>>> Michael Shields >>>> Michael Shields >>>> Police Authorities: Age Limit LIFE >>>> Abortion and Breast Cancer >>>> Abortion and cleft lip >>>> Conjoined Twins, Appeal against Judicial Decisions >>>> Conjoined Twins, Medical Procedures >>>> Debate on cloning >>>> Edinburgh University, Grant of Patent to Alter Cells >>>> Embryonic Stem Cell Tissue Imports >>>> Euthanasia Bill Select Committee >>>> Foetuses Retained for Research >>>> Gene Therapy >>>> Girls Under 16: Pregnancies >>>> Human Cloning >>>> Human Cloning Ban: Prospects of Legislation >>>> Human Embryo Cloning, Report >>>> Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority >>>> Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Research Purposes) >>>> Human Fertilisation and Embryology Regulations >>>> Human Genetic Code >>>> Human Reproductive Cloning >>>> The Joffe Bill 12th May 2006 >>>> Lord Joffe's proposals >>>> Mental Capacity Bill second reading >>>> Mental Capacity Bill - amendments >>>> Mental Capacity Bill Committee Stage >>>> Mental Capacity Bill - extracts from the Committee Stage >>>> Palliative Care Bill >>>> Parkinsons's Disease: American Clinical Trials >>>> Reproductive Cloning >>>> Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Abortion Guidelines >>>> Submission for "Making Decisions" Consultation >>>> Therapeutic Cloning >>>> Viagra, Use in Fertility Treatments NATIONAL >>>> Arms Industry: Investment by Political Parties >>>> Asylum Seekers >>>> Asylum Seekers: Dispersal Policy >>>> Asylum Seekers: Information >>>> Asylum Support Service >>>> British Embassy, Beijing, DfID Staff >>>> Care of Young Asylum Seekers >>>> Citizenship >>>> Detention Centre Rules >>>> Education & Inspections Bill >>>> Elections, Turn-out >>>> Employers, Family Friendly Policies >>>> Gaskin, Mr Graham >>>> Government Litigation >>>> Magistrates' Appointments, Duchy of Lancaster >>>> Reclassification of cannabis >>>> The Religious Hatred Bill >>>> Sunday Working >>>> Young Asylum Seekers: Faster Decision-making NORTHERN IRELAND >>>> Belfast Agreement: Decommissioning >>>> Disqualifications Bill >>>> Police (Northern Ireland) Bill, Committee >>>> Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) INTERNATIONAL >>>> Brazilian street children >>>> Burma question >>>> Burma: UN Security Council >>>> China: human rights >>>> Congo - violence in the DRC >>>> Contemporary forms of slavery >>>> Darfur 18th May 2006 >>>> Darfur January 07 >>>> Darfur >>>> Darfur - Queen's Speech November '04 >>>> Darfur - Queen's Speech May '05 >>>> Darfur question (2) >>>> Question on Darfur >>>> Questions on the Democratic Republic of Congo >>>> North Korea >>>> North Korea debate >>>> North Korea: Nuclear Weapons >>>> North Korea - nuclear testing >>>> North Korea and Darfur >>>> Pinochet, Senator (CPS) >>>> Poverty and Reconstruction >>>> Reform of the UN and conflict in Africa >>>> The Situation in Iraq >>>> Slavery >>>> Street children in Latin America >>>> Debate on the Sudan >>>> The Sudan >>>> The Sudan - question >>>> Tsunami in the Indian Ocean >>>> Question on Zimbabwe >>>> Zimbabwe >>>> Zimbabwe & Congo - asylum seekers
Lord Alton's Maiden speech House of Lords 22 October 1997 Along with my own children I have both British and Irish passports. Why? Because love of country need not imply a hatred of another country. In common with millions of others who draw on the diversity and strength of the British and Irish traditions I would add my voice as an encouragement to the Government as they painstakingly work for an end to sectarianism

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