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Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Labour Peer
- Also represented North West Durham
- Entered the House of Lords on 6 July 2010
- Previously MP for North West Durham until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Health and Social Care Bill: Committee (12th Day) (13 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, I want to ask the Minister questions, although the debate tempts me into other things. I will start with the other things. I found the debate fascinating. I have also found some of the re-writing of history fascinating. The previous Government introduced competition, and I am very proud of what the previous Government did in rescuing the health service, as my noble friend on the...”
- Health and Social Care Bill: Committee (12th Day) (13 Dec 2011)
“It certainly was not. I do not believe that the previous Government ever acted just on price, despite what the Minister keeps alleging. The noble Lord might have known what the price was but the price in his hospital was very different from the price in another hospital. One of the problems was that there was massive inconsistency across the health service, and that was being addressed. The...”
- Health and Social Care Bill: Committee (12th Day) (13 Dec 2011)
“The noble Earl knows that that part of the Bill does that only for a limited period of time. He also knows that many people involved with foundation trusts think that should be a consistent and ongoing role of Monitor. Have the Government reassessed so that that is a more complete and comprehensive approach for Monitor, signalled clearly in the Bill?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 29 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65.32% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 496 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 25 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 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 | £8,970 (527th) | £11,712 (535th) | £14,742 (509th) | £11,274 | £12,708 (534th) | £13,188 (516th) | £13,936 (543rd) | £15,205 (333rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £13,225 (493rd) | £18,621 (314th) | £18,679 (445th) | £15,301 | £18,877 (259th) | £18,570 (393rd) | £15,204 (542nd) | £16,196 (298th) |
| Staffing costs | £89,533 (458th) | £75,592 (577th) | £68,713 (600th) | £66,559 | £62,810 (580th) | £60,253 (592nd) | £53,376 (599th) | £45,735 (331st) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,818 (103rd) | £7,583 (352nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,470 (97th)1 | £16,269 (54th)2 | £11,795 (143rd)3 | £12,273 | £14,360 (161st) | £11,126 (286th) | £13,521 (185th) | £5,360 (448th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £424 (180th) | £142 (355th) | £224 (317th) | £724 | £856 (205th) | £1,016 (161st) | £254 (357th) | £944 (143rd) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £3,139 (19th) | £3,703 (18th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,966 (40th) | £719 (353rd) | £930 (303rd) | £732 | £523 (joint 491st with 1 other) | £1,761 (joint 94th with 1 other) | £831 (414th) | £1,265 (237th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,418 (487th) | £3,645 (223rd) | £3,928 | £1,658 (joint 466th with 2 others) | £3,420 (211th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,275 (joint 220th with 2 others) | £1,071 (joint 298th with 2 others) | £0 | £1,861 (385th) | £1,861 (379th) | £1,861 (369th) | £1,861 (344th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £602 (80th) | £941 (62nd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,324 (13th) |
| Total | £147,544 (356th) | £137,636 (439th) | £120,740 (549th) | £110,791 | £115,271 (485th) | £112,769 (467th) | £100,510 (537th) | £92,117 (232nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,218 (352nd). Rail £10,722 (41st). Air £450 (121st). Misc £80 (172nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,195 (376th). Rail £12,251 (15th). Air £1,247 (95th). Misc £298 (100th). Other: Rail £278 (67th).
3 Car £1,785 (441st). Rail £7,866 (70th). Air £2,144 (97th).