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Baroness Browning
Conservative Peer
- Also represented Tiverton and Honiton; Tiverton
- Entered the House of Lords on 13 July 2010
- Previously MP for Tiverton and Honiton until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Browning voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. 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 laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Protection of Freedoms Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (6 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I rise very briefly to endorse what noble Lords have said about the seriousness of metal theft, and I know that my noble friend the Minister is fully aware of the importance of this issue in addressing the existing legislation, which is clearly out of date. Last year, when I had the privilege to serve in the Home Office, I became acutely aware not only of the breadth of this crime...”
- Welfare Reform Bill: Third Reading (31 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, I should like to talk directly to my noble friend the Minister about money, because we all understand the imperative to reduce the deficit and how, right the way through the Bill, trying to cut back has been part of the debate on almost every clause. However, this amendment seeks to attain proportionality between that higher and lower amount of addition made to universal credit for...”
- Health: Stroke Care — Question for Short Debate (30 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, I, too, welcome the opportunity that the noble Baroness, Lady Wheeler, has given us to discuss this subject. I was a member of the Public Accounts Committee in 2006 when we received the National Audit report, and again in 2010 when we reviewed the progress of that report. It is concerning to think that some of the concerns of the Public Accounts Committee in 2010 were picked up in...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 15 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 7 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 92.31% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- People have made 9 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well 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") 708 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 164 times in debates — above 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 | £23,978 (62nd) | £22,873 (224th) | £20,376 (joint 374th with 1 other) | £19,781 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,507 (322nd) | £15,400 (joint 308th with 2 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £9,722 (582nd) | £11,498 (560th) | £11,796 (604th) | £10,122 | £8,315 (627th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,127 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £7,516 (584th) |
| Staffing costs | £102,652 (92nd) | £98,852 (27th) | £95,920 (17th) | £90,755 | £87,118 (8th) | £73,433 (68th) | £69,179 (111th) | £57,350 (34th) |
| Communications Allowance | £17 (605th) | £9,682 (209th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,890 (388th)1 | £6,714 (365th)2 | £7,719 (313th)3 | £6,382 | £11,539 (282nd) | £11,581 (262nd) | £11,847 (253rd) | £10,027 (217th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £115 (370th) | £551 | £122 (joint 409th with 1 other) | £118 (410th) | £379 (293rd) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £999 (120th) | £1,058 (119th) | 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 | £4,547 (215th) | £728 (352nd) | £871 (joint 326th with 1 other) | £918 | £975 (301st) | £900 (302nd) | £1,100 (292nd) | £708 (joint 447th with 3 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,881 (392nd) | £3,372 (242nd) | £2,553 | £3,138 (254th) | £2,810 (288th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,452 (joint 34th with 1 other) | £1,212 (95th) | £321 | £1,805 (joint 450th with 1 other) | £1,513 (joint 555th with 1 other) | £1,483 (joint 546th with 1 other) | £1,483 (joint 472nd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £147,806 (352nd) | £154,738 (189th) | £141,381 (255th) | £131,383 | £133,914 (127th) | £129,487 (124th) | £121,622 (131st) | £92,484 (225th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,565 (57th). Rail £325 (528th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £6,690 (31st). Rail £24 (578th).
3 Car £6,465 (49th). Rail £135 (541st). European £1,119 (39th).