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Baroness Hughes of Stretford
Labour Peer
- Also represented Stretford and Urmston
- Entered the House of Lords on 26 July 2010
- Previously MP for Stretford and Urmston until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Hughes of Stretford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (22 May 2012)
“Careers advice in schools – Baroness Hughes of Stretford. ”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (4th Day) (15 May 2012)
“My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Lord, Lord McNally, and to open this debate on behalf of my colleagues on these Benches. We face a significant challenge in this debate on the gracious Speech, which will cover in a single day all the issues that really matter to ordinary people in this country: education, children and families, crime and policing, law and order, health and...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Education: Nurseries (15 Mar 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether a maintained nursery school can become an academy. To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable maintained nursery schools to become academies. To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have received any requests from any maintained nursery schools to become academies; and what would be their response. To ask Her Majesty's...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 17 debates in the last year — 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 medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65.24% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 25 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") 31 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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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 | £21,980 (200th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,084 (163rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4 (124th) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £17,868 (320th) | £21,546 (127th) | £20,379 (323rd) | £21,056 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £28,910 (35th) |
| Staffing costs | £102,362 (97th) | £90,229 (217th) | £86,395 (232nd) | £82,505 | £64,766 (551st) | £64,217 (502nd) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £35,618 (585th) |
| Communications Allowance | £12,262 (84th) | £8,169 (321st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £12,566 (120th)1 | £12,391 (134th)2 | £11,256 (159th)3 | £11,070 | £12,860 (234th) | £15,443 (130th) | £10,912 (289th) | £15,880 (57th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £644 (120th) | £371 (246th) | £1,720 (51st) | £4,022 | £2,622 (32nd) | £1,642 (joint 84th with 1 other) | £1,876 (joint 55th with 1 other) | £762 (joint 170th with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £211 (joint 278th with 1 other) | £576 (200th) | 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 | £6,404 (94th) | £1,745 (58th) | £1,833 (117th) | £1,518 | £1,672 (143rd) | £1,112 (joint 218th with 1 other) | £1,840 (105th) | £1,171 (269th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,600 (92nd) | £6,228 (98th) | £4,881 | £5,601 (120th) | £2,930 (274th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,345 (joint 129th with 3 others) | £1,209 (joint 97th with 16 others) | £0 | £1,950 (joint 195th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 190th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 188th with 2 others) | £1,950 (joint 179th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £174,297 (42nd) | £164,055 (57th) | £151,130 (78th) | £146,686 | £129,702 (200th) | £128,000 (152nd) | £118,041 (210th) | £101,602 (70th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,143 (358th). Rail £10,385 (43rd). Misc £38 (211th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,684 (322nd). Rail £9,632 (57th). Misc £75 (177th).