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Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Labour Peer
- Also represented Dewsbury; Bolton West
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence (since 10 Jun 2009)
- Entered the House of Lords on 14 June 2005
- Previously MP for Dewsbury until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Bolton West, 1974-1983 and Dewsbury, 1987-2005. Opposition spokesperson on education, 1979-1981, on housing, 1981-1983, on home affairs, 1987-1990 (Shadow Water Minister, 1988) on the environment, 1990-1992; on education, 1992-1994; Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1994-1995 and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, 1994-1997; President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, 1997-1998; Government Chief Whip, 1998-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 10 October 1974 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Taylor of Bolton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Pensions (5 Nov 2009)
“This information is not held in the format requested, so we are unable to identify costs of individual cases. The Defence Inquests Unit has contacted the office of HM Coroner for Newcastle to offer any assistance it can. It is too early to determine what MoD's involvement in this inquest will be.”
- Armed Forces: Political Activity — Question (3 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, regular service personnel are free to join political parties. They are not permitted to take an active part in political activities during their service with the Armed Forces.”
- Armed Forces: Political Activity — Question (3 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, the noble Lord raises some interesting speculation about what might happen on some future hypothetical occasion should there be a change of Government. Queen's Regulations give very clear guidance on what should happen when members of the Armed Forces seek to participate in politics. As I mentioned, it is possible to be a member of a party but not to be active in it. There are also...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 37 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 68% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 31 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Baroness Taylor of Bolton speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 172 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £1,396 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,189 (229th) | £19,700 (joint 268th) | £15,183 (335th) | ||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4 (joint 138th) | ||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £699 | £16,743 (422nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £17,841 (joint 403rd) | £15,055 (345th) | ||
| Staffing Allowance | £8,927 | £63,645 (569th) | £57,046 (620th) | £60,566 (514th) | £41,494 (485th) | ||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £239 | £14,349 (164th) | £13,632 (189th) | £12,894 (205th) | £9,243 (joint 258th) | ||
| Members' Staff Travel | £948 | £1,246 (151st) | £903 (174th) | £208 (joint 374th) | £695 (191st) | ||
| Members' Spouse Travel | 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 |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £104 (645th) | £610 (457th) | £653 (joint 493rd) | £852 (389th) | ||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £743 (607th) | £2,058 (403rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,936 (joint 231st) | £1,936 (joint 227th) | £1,936 (joint 224th) | £1,936 (joint 213th) | ||
| Other Costs | £25,632 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Total | £37,841 | £119,668 (406th) | £115,173 (joint 413th) | £113,798 (306th) | £84,462 (421st) |