Voting Record — Lord Ouseley (13163)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From	To	Party	Rebellions (explain...)	Attendance (explain...)	Teller
10 Jul 2001	still in office	Crossbench	no whip	226 votes out of 1516, 14.9%	0 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this Lord's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this Lord was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	Lord Ouseley	XB Vote	Rôle
Lords	24 Apr 2013	National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) (No. 2) Regulations 2013 — Motion to Annul	minority	none	Free
Lords	24 Apr 2013	Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Commons Amendments	minority	none	Free
Lords	24 Apr 2013	Procedure of the House — Motion to Resolve	Majority	none	Free
Lords	12 Mar 2013	Growth and Infrastructure Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	4 Mar 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	4 Mar 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	4 Mar 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	28 Feb 2013	House of Lords: Membership — Motion to Agree	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Feb 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	26 Feb 2013	Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill — Report (1st Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	5 Feb 2013	Defamation Bill — Report	Majority	none	Free
Lords	14 Jan 2013	Electoral Registration and Administration Bill — Committee (2nd Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	3 Dec 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2012 — Motion to Approve	Majority	none	Free
Lords	28 Nov 2012	Financial Services Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	28 Nov 2012	Financial Services Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	19 Nov 2012	Justice and Security Bill [HL] — Report (1st Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	22 Oct 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Third Reading	Majority	none	Free
Lords	16 Oct 2012	Local Government Finance Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	16 Jul 2012	Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [HL] Report — Report	minority	none	Free
Lords	3 Jul 2012	Financial Services Bill — Committee (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	18 Jun 2012	Financial Services Bill — Committed to Committee	Majority	none	Free
Lords	25 Apr 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendment	minority	none	Free
Lords	28 Mar 2012	Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012 — Motion to Approve	minority	none	Free
Lords	27 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Third Reading	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Mar 2012	Procedure of the House — Motion to Agree	Majority	none	Free
Lords	20 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	19 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Third Reading	minority	none	Free
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day) (Continued)	minority	none	Free
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day) (Continued)	minority	none	Free
Lords	13 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (7th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	8 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (6th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 Mar 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	5 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	5 Mar 2012	Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill — Report (1st Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	27 Feb 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (3rd Day) — Relevant documents: 18th and 22nd Reports from the Constitution Committee	minority	none	Free
Lords	14 Feb 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendment	Majority	none	Free
Lords	13 Feb 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	8 Feb 2012	Health and Social Care Bill — Report (1st Day) — mental health as a definition of health to to be improved	Majority	none	Free
Lords	25 Jan 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (6th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	17 Jan 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (4th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	11 Jan 2012	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	12 Dec 2011	Welfare Reform Bill — Report (1st Day) (Continued)	minority	none	Free
Lords	8 Nov 2011	Procedure of the House (Proposal 1) — Motion to Resolve	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Oct 2011	Education Bill — Report (3rd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	12 Oct 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — select comittee to scrutinise Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	12 Oct 2011	Health and Social Care Bill — Reject at Second Reading	minority	none	Free
Lords	7 Sep 2011	Localism Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 Sep 2011	Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Motion to Approve	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 Sep 2011	Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties) Regulations 2011 — Motion to Approve	Majority	none	Free
Lords	20 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	minority	none	Free
Lords	20 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	minority	none	Free
Lords	20 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	minority	none	Free
Lords	20 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Third Reading	minority	none	Free
Lords	18 Jul 2011	Fixed-term Parliaments Bill — Consideration of Commons Reason	Majority	none	Free
Lords	14 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Report (5th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	11 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Report (3rd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	4 Jul 2011	Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	15 Jun 2011	European Union Bill — Report (3rd Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	9 May 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Third Reading	minority	none	Free
Lords	9 May 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Third Reading	minority	none	Free
Lords	30 Mar 2011	Pensions Bill [HL] — Report	minority	none	Free
Lords	23 Mar 2011	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Report (1st Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments	minority	none	Free
Lords	16 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments	Majority	none	Free
Lords	8 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	8 Feb 2011	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	14 Dec 2010	University Tuition Fee Cap raise to £6,000 — Government should consult — rejected	minority	none	Free
Lords	14 Dec 2010	Public Bodies Bill [HL] — Committee (4th Day) — Abolition of Chief Coroner	Majority	none	Free
Lords	6 Dec 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	15 Nov 2010	Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Motion to refer to the Examiners	Majority	none	Free
Lords	22 Mar 2010	Norwich and Norfolk (Structural Changes) Order 2010 — Motion to Approve	Majority	none	Free
Lords	9 Mar 2010	Child Poverty Bill — Report	Majority	none	Free
Lords	2 Mar 2010	Equality Bill — Report	Majority	none	Free
Lords	2 Mar 2010	Equality Bill — Report	Majority	none	Free
Lords	25 Jan 2010	Equality Bill — Committee (4th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	25 Jan 2010	Equality Bill — Committee (4th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	25 Jan 2010	Equality Bill — Committee (4th Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	11 Nov 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Remove powers of Lord Chancellor to Suspend a Coroner's Inquest — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Lords	9 Nov 2009	Health Bill [HL] — Commons Amendments	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Oct 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Oct 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Report (2nd Day)	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Oct 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Report (2nd Day)	minority	none	Free
Lords	9 Jul 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Committee (6th Day) — Hatred against persons on grounds of sexual orientation	Majority	none	Free
Lords	7 Jul 2009	Coroners and Justice Bill — Committee (5th Day) — assisted suicide	Majority	none	Free
Lords	16 Mar 2009	Parliamentary Constituencies (England) (Amendment) Order 2009 — Motion to Approve	Majority	none	Free
Lords	5 Mar 2009	Control Orders — Annual renewal 2009 — Declines to approve — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Lords	6 Nov 2008	Planning Bill — Infrastructure Planning Commission is advisory — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Lords	13 Oct 2008	Counter-Terrorism Bill — No extension of period of detention beyond 28 days	Majority	none	Free
Lords	17 Jul 2008	Pensions Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	17 Jun 2008	Pensions Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	11 Jun 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Change the date upon which the Treaty will come into force — rejected	minority	none	Free
Lords	4 Jun 2008	Lisbon Treaty — Parliament to scrutinise the European Union's High Representative for Foreign Affairs — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Lords	30 Apr 2008	Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	31 Mar 2008	House Committee: Fourth Report	Majority	none	Free
Lords	21 Feb 2008	Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Impact on ccompetition	minority	none	Free
Lords	21 Feb 2008	Banking (Special Provisions) Bill — Month or year sunset clause	Majority	none	Free
Lords	21 Jan 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] — saviour siblings — definition of serious illness	Majority	none	Free
Lords	21 Jan 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] — Saviour siblings — life threatening condition	Majority	none	Free
Lords	16 Jan 2008	Local Transport Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	24 Oct 2007	Serious Crime Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	22 Oct 2007	Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	17 Oct 2007	Legal Services Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	17 Oct 2007	Legal Services Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	11 Oct 2007	UK Borders Bill — Give support to failed asylum seekers and their families — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Lords	9 Jul 2007	Statistics and Registration Service Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	4 Jul 2007	Pensions Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	27 Jun 2007	Offender Management Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	27 Jun 2007	Offender Management Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	19 Jun 2007	Greater London Authority Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	2 May 2007	Statistics and Registration Service Bill — Committee Stage — pre-release of official statistics	minority	none	Free
Lords	27 Mar 2007	Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions) Order 2007	Majority	none	Free
Lords	19 Mar 2007	Welfare Reform Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	14 Mar 2007	House of Lords: Reform (80pc elected, 20pc appointed)	minority	none	Free
Lords	14 Mar 2007	House of Lords: Reform (Fully Appointed)	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 Feb 2007	Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	31 Jan 2007	Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	30 Jan 2007	Consumers, Estate Agents and Redress Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	7 Nov 2006	Police and Justice Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	30 Oct 2006	Education and Inspections Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Oct 2006	Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	24 Oct 2006	Education and Inspections Bill -- Amendment No. 91A	minority	none	Free
Lords	19 Oct 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Number of votes needed on a governing body to change a school's status — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Lords	19 Oct 2006	Education and Inspections Bill — Keep current proportion of parent governors on governing bodies — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Lords	11 Jul 2006	Police and Justice Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	4 Jul 2006	Health Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	27 Jun 2006	Government of Wales Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	27 Jun 2006	Government of Wales Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	19 Jun 2006	Health Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	15 May 2006	Electoral Administration Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	28 Mar 2006	Civil Aviation Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	28 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	22 Mar 2006	Terrorism Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	21 Mar 2006	Consumer Credit Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	20 Mar 2006	Identity Cards Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	25 Jan 2006	Terrorism Bill — Consent to prosecution for terrorism in other countries	Majority	none	Free
Lords	10 Jan 2006	Road Safety Bill [HL] — speed limits for country lanes	Majority	none	Free
Lords	10 Jan 2006	Road Safety Bill [HL] — identifying new drivers scheme	Majority	none	Free
Lords	10 Jan 2006	Road Safety Bill [HL] — causing death by careless, or inconsiderate, driving	minority	none	Free
Lords	10 Jan 2006	Road Safety Bill [HL] — speed limits for villages	Majority	none	Free
Lords	14 Dec 2005	Identity Cards Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	16 Nov 2005	Identity Cards Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	4 Apr 2005	Railways Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	22 Mar 2005	Higher Education (Northern Ireland) Order 2005	Majority	none	Free
Lords	28 Feb 2005	Inquiries Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	7 Feb 2005	International Organisations Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	3 Feb 2005	Disability Discrimination Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	18 Nov 2004	Civil Contingencies Bill — Lords Amendment	minority	none	Free
Lords	17 Nov 2004	Pensions Bill — Lords Amendment	minority	none	Free
Lords	17 Nov 2004	Civil Partnership Bill — Commons Amendment	Majority	none	Free
Lords	11 Nov 2004	Hunting Bill: amendment — commencement	Majority	none	Free
Lords	8 Nov 2004	Pensions Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	8 Sep 2004	Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	15 Jul 2004	Children Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	15 Jul 2004	Children Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	12 Jul 2004	Fire and Rescue Services Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	8 Jul 2004	Traffic Management Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	8 Jul 2004	Traffic Management Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	5 Jul 2004	Children Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	24 Jun 2004	Civil Partnership Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	8 Jun 2004	Higher Education Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	11 May 2004	Lords Amendment	Majority	none	Free
Lords	29 Apr 2004	"Removal or suspension from listed judicial offices	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Apr 2004	Lords Amendment	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Apr 2004	Lords Amendments	Majority	none	Free
Lords	26 Apr 2004	Lords Amendment	minority	none	Free
Lords	1 Apr 2004	Lords Amendment	Majority	none	Free
Lords	30 Mar 2004	Energy Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	30 Mar 2004	Lords Amendment	minority	none	Free
Lords	29 Mar 2004	Energy Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	25 Mar 2004	Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	23 Mar 2004	Energy Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	18 Mar 2004	Energy Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	18 Mar 2004	Energy Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	18 Mar 2004	"Piloting conduct at European and local elections	minority	none	Free
Lords	1 Mar 2004	Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	23 Feb 2004	European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	10 Feb 2004	Gender Recognition Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	10 Feb 2004	Gender Recognition Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	29 Jan 2004	Gender Recognition Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	17 Dec 2003	Procedure of the House: Select Committee Report	minority	none	Free
Lords	16 Dec 2003	Extradition Act 2003 (Designation of Part 2 Territories) Order 2003	Majority	none	Free
Lords	20 Nov 2003	Lords Amendment — Criminal Justice Bill — Juries and fraud trials	minority	none	Free
Lords	18 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	18 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	10 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	10 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 Nov 2003	Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	4 Nov 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	15 Jul 2003	Criminal Justice Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	10 Jul 2003	Local Government Bill, timescale conditions on repeal of section 28	Majority	none	Free
Lords	10 Jul 2003	Local Government Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	8 Jul 2003	Communications Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	24 Jun 2003	Water Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	19 Jun 2003	Commons Amendment	Majority	none	Free
Lords	19 May 2003	Courts Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	8 May 2003	Courts Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 May 2003	Extradition Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	28 Apr 2003	Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	3 Apr 2003	[Amendment to Commons Amendment No. 17]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	11 Mar 2003	Licensing Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	10 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	10 Mar 2003	Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	3 Mar 2003	Crime (International Co-operation) Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	23 Jan 2003	Police (Northern Ireland) Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	5 Nov 2002	Lords Amendment	Majority	none	Free
Lords	31 Oct 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	22 Oct 2002	Animal Health Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	15 Oct 2002	Enterprise Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	23 Jul 2002	Education Bill — Control of Regulation	Majority	none	Free
Lords	23 Jul 2002	Lords Amendment	minority	none	Free
Lords	23 Jul 2002	Lords Amendment	Majority	none	Free
Lords	22 Jul 2002	Lords Amendment No. 110	Majority	none	Free
Lords	8 Jul 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	1 Jul 2002	Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	23 May 2002	Education Bill — Allow appeals against decisions made by a school adjudicator — rejected	Majority	none	Free
Lords	14 May 2002	Education Bill — Remove regulations concerning Annual Parents' Meetings	Majority	none	Free
Lords	25 Apr 2002	Police Reform Bill [HL]	minority	none	Free
Lords	11 Apr 2002	National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	25 Feb 2002	Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning (Amendment) Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	15 Jan 2002	Homelessness Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	10 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	minority	none	Free
Lords	6 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill	Majority	none	Free
Lords	29 Oct 2001	Office of Communications Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free
Lords	25 Oct 2001	International Development Bill [HL]	Majority	none	Free

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this Lord and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Shows which Lords voted most similarly to this one in the 2001-2005, Westminster Parliament. This is measured from 0% agreement (never voted the same) to 100% (always voted the same). Only votes that both Lords attended are counted. This may reveal relationships between Lords that were previously unsuspected. Or it may be nonsense.

Agreement	Name	Party
100.0%	Baroness Campbell of Loughborough	Crossbench
100.0%	Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury	Judge
100.0%	Baroness Paisley of St George's	DUP
100.0%	Baroness Quin	Lab
91.7%	Lord Walton of Detchant	Crossbench

Agreement	Policy
62%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
69%	Business and community control of schools: For
42%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
86%	Control Orders
68%	European Union - For
50%	Fox hunting - Ban
50%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
86%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
50%	Identity cards - For introduction
100%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
100%	No detention without charge or trial
50%	Referendum on Alternative Vote for MP Elections
56%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
50%	Smoking ban - In favour
50%	Stop climate change
50%	Terrorism laws - For
46%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition

Voting Record — Lord Ouseley (13163)

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