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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 moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. 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 a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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 a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Defence Budget — Statement (14 May 2012)
“I welcome my noble friend's Statement. Having spent six years on the Public Accounts Committee, where we spent many hours dealing with defence procurement, I believe that it is important to get the books balanced first. Will he say something about what changes are to be made in project management within the MoD? Clearly, from the reports that the Public Accounts Committee has received from...”
- Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2012)
“I have been following what the noble Lord has said very carefully and wonder if he can help me on this. I understand from papers available in the Printed Paper Office that the Centre for Retail Research estimates that the impact of relaxing these laws will benefit retailers by £189.8 million and that food stores will enjoy a boost of £61 million. That is clearly documented in papers...”
- Sunday Trading (London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games) Bill [HL]: Committee and Remaining Stages (26 Apr 2012)
“Will the noble Lord allow me to intervene?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — 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 91.95% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 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") 168 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
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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).