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Baroness Corston
Labour Peer
- Also represented Bristol East
- Entered the House of Lords on 20 July 2005
- Previously MP for Bristol East until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Bristol East, 1992-2005. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, 1997-2001; Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, 2001- 2005. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Corston voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly 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 strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (5th Day) (20 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I am grateful to noble Lords on all sides of the House who have spoken in support of this amendment. I am grateful to them for highlighting the profile of the women about whom we talk. They are poor, they are mothers, they are mentally ill, they are alcoholics, they have very little education, and they have no life skills. They are in prison for an average of 28 days, at the end of...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Report (5th Day) (20 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, it is a privilege to move this amendment. I acknowledge and am grateful for the support of my noble friend Lady Gould of Potternewton and the noble Lord, Lord Ramsbotham. Last week was the fifth anniversary of the publication of the Corston report, and I have got to the stage now where I feel that the name on the report is not mine, as I gather that in the Ministry of Justice I have...”
- Railways: Great Western Franchise — Question (6 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, in his Answer to my noble friend Lord Berkeley, the Minister referred to conflicts in the greater Bristol and south-west England area. Will he confirm whether the department is looking kindly on the proposal for the greater Bristol metro?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — 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 low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 41.87% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 15 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 | £489 | £20,900 (joint 195th with 5 others) | £19,249 (306th) | £15,296 (512th) | £14,904 (joint 366th with 1 other) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £723 | £15,917 (452nd) | £17,082 (525th) | £18,227 (joint 216th with 1 other) | £13,692 (391st) | |||
| Staffing costs | £13,493 | £70,181 (368th) | £67,243 (372nd) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £51,559 (133rd) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £81 | £8,958 (375th) | £8,059 (396th) | £9,716 (336th) | £9,912 (228th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £1,545 (115th) | £747 (200th) | £1,033 (166th) | £380 (joint 284th with 1 other) | |||
| 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 | £994 (294th) | £938 (joint 285th with 2 others) | £1,084 (joint 299th with 2 others) | £1,590 (142nd) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £2,877 (joint 283rd with 1 other) | £5,580 (93rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,952 (joint 190th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 185th with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 183rd with 4 others) | £1,952 (joint 174th with 4 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £22,693 | £0 | £0 | £621 (77th) | £0 | |||
| Total | £37,479 | £123,324 (323rd) | £120,850 (292nd) | £113,525 (313th) | £93,989 (190th) |