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Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Labour Peer
- Also represented Paisley North
- Entered the House of Lords on 18 July 2005
- Previously MP for Paisley North until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Paisley North, 1990-2005. Member, Select Committee for Scottish Affairs, 1997-2005 (Chair, 2001-2005); Chairmen's Panel, 1998-2005; Finance and Services, 2001-2005 and Liaison, 2001-2005. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 29 November 1990 — unknown
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Adams of Craigielea voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) (8 Dec 2010)
“Can the Leader of the House help me on a point? At the moment, my household falls into two different constituencies. For the Scottish Parliament we are in Paisley North, and for the Westminster Parliament the votes of my household fall into Paisley South. If, as I will be entitled to do, I go to the polls for the Scottish Parliament elections, I will vote in the north-east corner of Paisley,...”
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) (8 Dec 2010)
“It is not a unique situation to the noble Lord and I. It affects all the people in these constituencies. They are in exactly the same situation. Do they have to vote for the Scottish Parliament candidate and then race diagonally across the town to vote in the referendum if it is to be based on the Westminster constituency?”
- Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill — Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) (8 Dec 2010)
“I have to tell the noble Lord, Lord Rooker, that the additional member system does not work. We may have Conservatives representing not Conservative voters but Conservative Party policy and cherry picking issues because they do not represent any particular constituents. We have a system in which those directly elected by the local people have up to eight members following them around from the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 62.17% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 5 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £1,600 | £20,701 (259th) | £19,860 (266th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £12,899 (490th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £4,760 | £18,946 (248th) | £18,789 (joint 246th with 3 others) | £18,231 (joint 196th with 6 others) | £15,802 (323rd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £9,254 | £70,313 (349th) | £67,972 (320th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £44,961 (367th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,062 | £23,765 (28th) | £22,583 (32nd) | £20,953 (40th) | £18,485 (28th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £664 | £2,742 (28th) | £6,053 (1st) | £3,612 (10th) | £1,783 (48th) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £111 (643rd) | £0 | £2,618 (38th) | £415 (581st) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £350 (632nd) | £0 | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,837 (416th) | £1,837 (joint 409th with 1 other) | £1,807 (joint 421st with 1 other) | £1,807 (joint 375th with 1 other) | |||
| Other Costs | £33,720 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £51,060 | £138,765 (71st) | £137,094 (49th) | £132,539 (21st) | £96,152 (144th) |