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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:
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Energy Bill — Second Reading (18 Jun 2013)
“My Lords, I, too, must draw attention to my entry in the register of Members’ interests as a director of the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult. I should also take my lead from the noble Lord, Lord Lawson, who pointed out that he was a previous Secretary of State for Energy. I was a Minister for Energy but, being a woman, I was expected to multitask so I was also Minister for...”
- Scotland: Referendum — Question (26 Mar 2013)
“My Lords-”
- Scotland: Referendum — Question (26 Mar 2013)
“My Lords, is the Minister aware that the date of the referendum coincides with the centenary of the Battle of Loos, where many brave Scottish soldiers gave their lives-my great-uncle, Matthew Lawrie, included-for every part of the United Kingdom? What reassurance can the noble and learned Lord give this House that Scottish men and women currently serving in the British Armed Forces will have...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 71.16% 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") 50 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) |
