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Baroness Clark of Calton
Judge Peer
- Also represented Edinburgh Pentlands
- Entered the House of Lords on 13 July 2005
- Previously MP for Edinburgh Pentlands until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands, 1997-2005. Advocate General for Scotland, 1999-2005. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Clark of Calton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Consumer Credit Bill (24 Oct 2005)
“My Lords, I have listened with great attention to the many expert contributions that have been made in this interesting and constructive debate. The contributions came fast, but not furious, and I shall respond in that spirit. I want to associate myself with the tributes paid to the noble Lord, Lord Mawhinney, for his most useful analysis and comments in his maiden speech. Noble Lords tell me...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Advocate-General for Scotland: Devolution (15 Mar 2005)
“Since 8 February, 95 devolution issues have been intimated to me. Of the 66 civil cases, one related to failure to transfer a patient from a state hospital and the remainder concerned prison conditions. Of the 29 criminal cases, 19 concerned pre-trial delay.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Advocate-General for Scotland: Devolution (15 Mar 2005)
“As with all individual cases, each case will be assessed on its merits either by the court—if it goes to the court and is determined by the court—or in discussions between the parties. I am not party to those cases; it is not part of my task to assess the compensation. The claims range from very small amounts to fairly substantial amounts, and the outcome is difficult to predict....”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 4.00% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 1 time in debates — well 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 | £1,360 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £12,660 (496th) | |||
| London costs | £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 | £551 | £7,461 (634th) | £14,268 (584th) | £11,165 (608th) | £9,799 (528th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £6,002 | £58,479 (619th) | £56,693 (621st) | £37,192 (655th) | £33,165 (607th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £796 | £11,527 (284th) | £15,959 (115th) | £13,585 (184th) | £7,757 (332nd) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £281 (joint 332nd with 1 other) | £808 (189th) | £0 | £218 (343rd) | |||
| 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 | £0 | £311 (joint 594th with 1 other) | £404 (561st) | £342 (602nd) | £570 (517th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,367 (514th) | £2,076 (396th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £563 | £727 (648th) | £727 (647th) | £0 | £0 | |||
| Other Costs | £15,759 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £25,031 | £102,673 (599th) | £112,842 (465th) | £83,533 (636th) | £65,396 (625th) |