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Baroness Kramer
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Also represented Richmond Park
- Entered the House of Lords on 10 January 2011
- Previously MP for Richmond Park until 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Kramer voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- EU: Fiscal Compact Treaty — Question (7 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, in an earlier answer the Minister referred to the recapitalisation of the banks in the eurozone as a necessary step. What action does he think is available if those banks fall short of successful voluntary recapitalisation and is further action necessary at the EU level?”
- Aviation: UK Civil Aviation — Question for Short Debate (23 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, my noble friend Lord Bradshaw had hoped to speak on this issue and the House would have been very interested to hear him because he is clearly one of the leading experts in this field. I regret that I am only the understudy since he is unable to be here. I must also declare that I am a member of HACAN, the protest group that is made up primarily of residents but is now fairly...”
- Shipping: Tax Revenue — Question (18 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, perhaps I can help. One of the motivations for providing the option of a tonnage tax was significantly to enhance the training and safety of the shipping fleet. Has the tax achieved that purpose and are any records kept and tracking done on those issues?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 53 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 33 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 12 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 93.71% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 164 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 41 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,360 | ||||
| Office running costs | £25,548 (47th) | £22,733 (98th) | £23,256 (148th) | £28,072 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £95,775 (309th) | £85,193 (412th) | £84,852 (299th) | £73,589 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,305 (117th) | £8,779 (291st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £0 | £59 (635th)3 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £5,184 (171st) | £1,579 (79th) | £1,445 (173rd) | £1,474 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,878 (71st) | £4,499 (164th) | £5,331 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,065 (joint 523rd with 3 others) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £834 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £140,728 (446th) | £127,039 (559th) | £117,837 (569th) | £111,660 |