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Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke
Labour Peer
- Also represented Airdrie and Shotts; Monklands East
- Entered the House of Lords on 13 July 2010
- Previously MP for Airdrie and Shotts until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 30 June 1994 — unknown
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Scotland Bill: Third Reading (24 Apr 2012)
“My Lords, it had not been my intention to speak in this debate but the nature of our discussion since the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, introduced his amendment has spurred me to my feet. A lot of the debate we are having today is the debate we have been having in Scotland for the past 50 years. The argument for devolution began at the time of the Act of Union. Had the Act of Union been framed in...”
- Scotland Bill: Report (2nd Day) (28 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I should like to expand slightly on what the noble Lord, Lord Sanderson, and my noble friend Lord Gordon have said. I am greatly reassured to hear from the noble Lord, Lord Forsyth, that the Economic Affairs Committee of this House will consider the issues around the economics of independence. I have one suggestion to make for the Green Paper proposed by the noble Lord, Lord...”
- Universities: Fees — Question (28 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I have always regarded the noble and learned Lord as a very fair man. He is in the very difficult position of having to justify the manifest unfairness towards English, Welsh and Northern Irish students. I welcome the initiative in seeking to reopen discussions with the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Will he also look at anti-discrimination legislation, because this...”
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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 6 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 75.00% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above 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") 42 times in debates — 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 | £1,364 | £17,754 (404th) | £14,179 (489th) | £16,140 (492nd) | £11,750 (524th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £319 (joint 122nd with 6 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) | |||
| Office running costs | £1,764 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,774 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £18,046 (joint 356th with 1 other) | £25,977 (64th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £14,777 | £66,064 (522nd) | £52,602 (634th) | £42,950 (644th) | £30,812 (626th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £497 | £19,462 (62nd) | £17,426 (84th) | £8,220 (404th) | £2,748 (577th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £1,867 (86th) | £1,739 (joint 76th with 1 other) | £1,387 (108th) | £1,882 (42nd) | |||
| 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 | £127 (joint 638th with 1 other) | £771 (joint 369th with 1 other) | £86 (647th) | £374 (joint 595th with 1 other) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £334 (633rd) | £4,680 (132nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £259 | £1,859 (joint 386th with 1 other) | £1,859 (380th) | £1,859 (370th) | £1,601 (423rd) | |||
| Other Costs | £16,037 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £34,698 | £126,792 (258th) | £112,349 (478th) | £90,215 (609th) | £76,371 (534th) |