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| In 2012 his constituency office in ] was broken into and ransacked. Morrow vowed it would be business as usual despite the burglary.<ref name="The Belfast Telegraph">{{cite |
In 2012 his constituency office in ] was broken into and ransacked. Morrow vowed it would be business as usual despite the burglary.<ref name="The Belfast Telegraph">{{cite news|last=Harrison|first=Claire|title=The Belfast Telegraph – Business as usual, burgled MLA Maurice Morrow vows|url=http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/business-as-usual-burgled-mla-maurice-morrow-vows-16124106.html|work=The Belfast Telegraph|publisher=The Belfast Telegraph|accessdate=27 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-17193020|title=Lord Morrow's Dungannon office ransacked|publisher=]|date=28 February 2012|accessdate=27 July 2016}}</ref> | ||
| After hearing testimony about children and adults forced to work in brothels, farms and factories, including that of a Romanian woman who had been kidnapped in London and forced to work as a prostitute in Ireland, he put forward a bill to the Northern Ireland Assembly: the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act, passed in 2015, which made Northern Ireland the first and only place in the UK where the act of buying sex is a crime. The act of selling sex, by contrast, was decriminalised.<ref>{{cite |
After hearing testimony about children and adults forced to work in brothels, farms and factories, including that of a Romanian woman who had been kidnapped in London and forced to work as a prostitute in Ireland, he put forward a bill to the Northern Ireland Assembly: the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act, passed in 2015, which made Northern Ireland the first and only place in the UK where the act of buying sex is a crime. The act of selling sex, by contrast, was decriminalised.<ref>{{cite news|title='I was kidnapped in London and trafficked for sex'|work=BBC News|date=7 August 2018|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-45103617|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> The law was opposed by campaigners who wished to see the total decriminalisation of sex work.<ref>{{cite web|title='Lies, damn lies and TORL statistics'|author=Laura Lee|date=10 June 2015|url=https://www.escort-scotland.com/blog/laura-lee-lies-damn-lies-and-torl-statistics/|publisher=Laura Lee|accessdate=10 June 2015}}</ref> An application for judicial review failed on the death of the campaigner who had proposed it.<ref>{{cite news|title=Laura Lee legal battle over prostitution laws formally withdrawn following her death|newspaper=Belfasttelegraph|url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/laura-lee-legal-battle-over-prostitution-laws-formally-withdrawn-following-her-death-36684798.html|accessdate=19 January 2019}}</ref> | ||
| The other DUP peers appointed as "working" life peers alongside Morrow in 2006 were ], former ] of Belfast, and ], a former vice-president of the DUP and wife of the late Leader of the DUP, ]. At the same time, it was announced that ], former ] and former leader of the ], was also being appointed as a working life peer.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} | The other DUP peers appointed as "working" life peers alongside Morrow in 2006 were ], former ] of Belfast, and ], a former vice-president of the DUP and wife of the late Leader of the DUP, ]. At the same time, it was announced that ], former ] and former leader of the ], was also being appointed as a working life peer.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} | ||
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| The Right HonourableThe Lord Morrow | |
|---|---|
 Morrow in 2019 | |
| Minister for Communities | |
| In office 12 January 2016 – 25 May 2016 | |
| First Minister | Arlene Foster |
| Preceded by | Mervyn Storey |
| Succeeded by | Paul Givan |
| Minister for Social Development | |
| In office 27 July 2000 – 24 October 2001 | |
| First Minister | David Trimble |
| Preceded by | Nigel Dodds |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Dodds |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2006 Life peerage | |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Fermanagh & South Tyrone | |
| In office 25 June 1998 – 26 January 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency created |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maurice George Morrow (1948-09-27) 27 September 1948 (age 76) Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Democratic Unionist Party |
| Children | 2 |
Maurice George Morrow, Baron Morrow (born 27 September 1948) is a Northern Irish unionist politician serving as Chairman of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) since 2000. He was made a life peer in June 2006. He was also a councillor on Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council representing Dungannon Town.
He was educated at Ballygawley Primary School, Dungannon Secondary and Dungannon Technical College, following which he pursued a career as an estate agent. His political career began in 1973 when he was elected to Fermanagh District Council. He served as a MLA of the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998, until losing his seat in 2017. In July 2000 he became Minister for Social Development in the Northern Ireland Executive, a position held until October 2001, during which time he was credited with implementing policies recognising the needs of the elderly, the farming community and introduced new measures to tackle welfare fraud.
It was announced on 11 April 2006 that Morrow would be one of the first three members of the DUP to be created life peers, giving the party its first representation in the House of Lords. He was created Baron Morrow, of Clogher Valley in the County of Tyrone, on 7 June 2006 and was formally introduced to the House of Lords on 27 June.
Personal life
Morrow is married and has two daughters. He maintains an interest in rural development.
Recent history
In 2012 his constituency office in Dungannon was broken into and ransacked. Morrow vowed it would be business as usual despite the burglary.
After hearing testimony about children and adults forced to work in brothels, farms and factories, including that of a Romanian woman who had been kidnapped in London and forced to work as a prostitute in Ireland, he put forward a bill to the Northern Ireland Assembly: the Human Trafficking and Exploitation Act, passed in 2015, which made Northern Ireland the first and only place in the UK where the act of buying sex is a crime. The act of selling sex, by contrast, was decriminalised. The law was opposed by campaigners who wished to see the total decriminalisation of sex work. An application for judicial review failed on the death of the campaigner who had proposed it.
The other DUP peers appointed as "working" life peers alongside Morrow in 2006 were Wallace Browne, former Lord Mayor of Belfast, and Eileen Paisley, a former vice-president of the DUP and wife of the late Leader of the DUP, Ian Paisley. At the same time, it was announced that David Trimble, former MP and former leader of the Ulster Unionists, was also being appointed as a working life peer.
Voting record
Lord Morrow has voted consistently for educational autonomy of educational institutions (schools). Lord Morrow has also voted against raising the tuition fees.
References
- "MLA Details: Lord Morrow of Clogher Valley". Aims.niassembly.gov.uk. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
- "No. 58007". The London Gazette. 12 June 2006. p. 8001.
- "Gazette Article". www.thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
- Minute Office, House of Lords. "House of Lords – Minute". Publications.parliament.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- Harrison, Claire. "The Belfast Telegraph – Business as usual, burgled MLA Maurice Morrow vows". The Belfast Telegraph. The Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 27 August 2012.
- "Lord Morrow's Dungannon office ransacked". BBC News. 28 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- "'I was kidnapped in London and trafficked for sex'". BBC News. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- Laura Lee (10 June 2015). "'Lies, damn lies and TORL statistics'". Laura Lee. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- "Laura Lee legal battle over prostitution laws formally withdrawn following her death". Belfasttelegraph. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "TheyWorkForYou Voting Record, Lord Morrow". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
- "Raising Undergraduate Tuition Fees, Full Debate". TheyWorkForYou. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
External links
- Maurice Morrow MLA, DUP website
- List of Members, House of Lords
- Notice of Lord Morrow's Introduction, House of Lords – Minute
- Four new unionist peers appointed, BBC News, 11 April 2006
- TheyWorkForYou Voting Record, TheyWorkForYou TheyWorkForYou
| Northern Ireland Forum | ||
|---|---|---|
| New forum | Member for Fermanagh and South Tyrone 1996–1998 |
Forum dissolved |
| Northern Ireland Assembly | ||
| New assembly | MLA for Fermanagh & South Tyrone 1998–2017 |
Seat abolished |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded byJames McClure | Chairman of the Democratic Unionist Party 2000?–present |
Incumbent |
| Political offices | ||
| Preceded byNigel Dodds | Minister for Social Development 2000–2001 |
Succeeded byNigel Dodds |
| Preceded byMervyn Storey | Minister for Communities 2016 |
Succeeded byPaul Givan |
| Orders of precedence in the United Kingdom | ||
| Preceded byThe Lord Sheikh | Gentlemen Baron Morrow |
Followed byThe Lord Morris of Handsworth |
- 1948 births
- Living people
- Democratic Unionist Party life peers
- Members of the Northern Ireland Forum
- Northern Ireland MLAs 1998–2003
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2003–2007
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2007–2011
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2011–2016
- Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017
- Ministers of the Northern Ireland Executive (since 1999)
- Politicians from County Tyrone
- Democratic Unionist Party MLAs
- Members of Fermanagh District Council
- Members of Dungannon and South Tyrone Borough Council
- Presbyterians from Northern Ireland
- People from Dungannon