• Labour Peer
• Entered the House of Lords on 13 July 2005
• Previously MP for Ealing, Acton & Shepherd's Bush until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Hammersmith North, 1979-1983, Hammersmith, 1983-1997 and Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush, 1997-2005. Opposition front bench spokesman on Northern Ireland, 1981-1984, on home affairs, 1984-1987, on housing, 1987-1992. (from Number 10 press release)
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How Lord Soley voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Liaison Committee (16 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, I thank the noble Lord and the Liaison Committee for their helpful comments over the past year or two, and the members of the Clerks' Department on the Intergovernmental Organisations Select Committee—the ad hoc committee referred to by the noble Lord. I place on record that I of course originally asked for a sessional committee. I share the Liaison Committee's view that an...”

Counter-Terrorism Bill (8 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, some months ago in a debate in this House I suggested to the Government that we should adopt an element of continental law to deal with this very tiny but particularly dangerous group of suspects. In a curious sort of way, that is being accepted in this Bill. The idea of 42 days under the supervision of a judge is not very different from what happens in continental Europe, where...”

Afghanistan: Helicopters (2 Jul 2008)

“My Lords, does my noble friend recall that, when the IRA started using roadside bombs in Northern Ireland, we who were then in opposition did not call for the use of helicopters—although it was suggested in some quarters—precisely because we knew that it was a battle for hearts and minds. That is why it is so important that operational commanders can decide the nature of transport...”

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 82% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 comments on this Lord's speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 3 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Soley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 63 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.