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Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone
Conservative Peer
- Also represented South West Surrey
- Entered the House of Lords on 6 July 2005
- Previously MP for South West Surrey until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Surrey South West, 1984-2005. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, 1988-1989; Minister for Health, 1989-1992; Secretary of State for Health, 1992-1995; for National Heritage, 1995-1997. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1984 — unknown
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Mental Health (Discrimination) Bill [HL]: Second Reading (25 Nov 2011)
“My Lords, I strongly commend the noble Lord for his initiative in bringing forward this practical, concise and important Bill. It was 50 years ago that Enoch Powell talked about putting a torch to the funeral pyre of the great Victorian lunatic asylums. It was also 50 years ago that Erving Goffman, the great American sociologist, talked about stigma theory: the process whereby an individual...”
- Health and Social Care Bill: Second Reading (11 Oct 2011)
“My Lords, I am delighted to follow the right reverend Prelate and relate to him the advice first given to me when I was one of the two people who planned to speak in this debate along with another former Secretary of State for Health. I look forward to hearing what my noble friend Lord Fowler says towards the end of it. The advice I was given was first to find the chaplain as he will tell you...”
- Corporate Governance and Accountability — Question for Short Debate (5 Jul 2011)
“My Lords, the House is grateful to the noble Lord for identifying a subject that is of such concern that we all wish that this had been an all-day debate rather than just an hour's debate. I share his view that, for all the stakeholders in the debate, the institutional community is not sufficiently well engaged currently and the stewardship code offers a serious opportunity. The fact is that...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 22.28% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 21 times in debates — 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 | £400 | £20,785 (241st) | £20,330 (joint 163rd with 2 others) | £19,510 (319th) | £13,922 (446th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £1,191 | £9,320 (618th) | £14,302 (583rd) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £30,695 (28th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £8,191 | £84,218 (20th) | £71,209 (156th) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £36,659 (575th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £150 | £5,829 (507th) | £4,934 (527th) | £5,290 (514th) | £4,031 (516th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £10 | £155 (joint 388th with 1 other) | £107 (joint 422nd with 1 other) | £110 (joint 415th with 2 others) | £55 (433rd) | |||
| 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 | £12 | £854 (339th) | £1,056 (233rd) | £1,039 (317th) | £1,017 (joint 321st with 1 other) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,898 (423rd) | £3,202 (240th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,953 (joint 184th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 179th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 177th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 168th with 5 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £20,255 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £30,209 | £125,012 (290th) | £117,093 (372nd) | £108,116 (439th) | £88,332 (338th) |