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Baroness King of Bow
Labour Peer
- Also represented Bethnal Green and Bow
- Entered the House of Lords on 31 January 2011
- Previously MP for Bethnal Green and Bow until 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness King of Bow voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. 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
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Disability: Black and Minority-ethnic Disabled People — Question (22 May 2012)
“My Lords, I congratulate Scope and the Equalities National Council on the report, which draws to our attention the fact that nearly half of all black and minority-ethnic disabled people live in poverty, which is staggering. Given this extraordinary statistic, will the Minister agree to meet Scope and the Equalities National Council to discuss this point and look at how impact assessments can...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Benefits (10 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many pensioners have been in receipt of attendance allowance in (1) London, and (2) the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, in each year since 2001, broken down between (a) higher rate and (b) lower rate.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Benefits (10 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what recent assessment they have made of the uptake of Attendance Allowance; and what steps they are taking to raise awareness of the benefit among pensioners.”
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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 44 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 56.78% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 8 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 5 times 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| London costs | £253 | £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 | £2,800 | £18,763 (278th) | £18,309 (430th) | £18,232 (joint 193rd with 2 others) | £31,781 (25th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £23,220 | £78,076 (59th) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £33,641 (605th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £50 | £2,423 (joint 604th with 2 others) | £3,358 (578th) | £1,523 (627th) | £1,786 (604th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| 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 | £62 | £13,841 (1st) | £1,733 (96th) | £2,279 (50th) | £1,589 (143rd) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £37,147 (3rd) | £4,340 (146th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £2,109 (joint 5th with 1 other) | £2,109 (joint 1st with 1 other) | £2,109 (joint 1st with 1 other) | £2,109 (joint 1st with 1 other) | |||
| Other Costs | £33,363 | £0 | £0 | £8,029 (16th) | £0 | |||
| Total | £59,748 | £153,977 (13th) | £106,408 (552nd) | £106,009 (474th) | £72,133 (574th) |