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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 moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. 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
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (Continued) (10 May 2012)
“My Lords, I rise with some trepidation to follow someone who, I now understand, entered this House before any women were allowed. That was in 1948, when I was probably about two and a half, so the noble Lord's experience in this House is, I suspect, longer than that of almost anyone else here today. Experience is an important thing; however, I am sure he will understand that I do not agree...”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (10 May 2012)
“I wonder whether the noble Lord has forgotten the establishment of the committee under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Cunningham, to look precisely at the powers, and so on, of this House before further action was taken on the composition of the Lords.”
- Manufacturing — Question (8 Mar 2012)
“We in the north-east are very pleased that Nissan, in my home town of Sunderland, is investing even more. It is a real tribute to the quality of the workforce and to the support that Nissan has had-it is proud to acknowledge it-from One North East, which has been so important in getting this investment. One North East is not there any more. What is also not there is a lot of jobs. Sunderland...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above 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 67.36% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- 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") 27 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).