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Baroness Taylor of Bolton
Labour Peer

• Also represented Dewsbury; Bolton West

• 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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• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Baroness Taylor of Bolton voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
• Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes

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• Never rebels against their party.

Most recent appearances

Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (15 Feb 2012)

“Health risks of PPD in hair dyes and cosmetics – Baroness Taylor of Bolton. Short Debate”

Armed Forces Bill: Third Reading (10 Oct 2011)

“My Lords, perhaps I may say a few words about the government amendments that we have now seen and thank the Minister for his co-operation in listening to the voices of several Members of this House on all sides who raised the issue at Second Reading, in Committee and on Report. It has perhaps taken a little longer than we would have liked to have reached this position, which is very much a...”

Armed Forces Bill: Report (4 Oct 2011)

“My Lords, I, too, would like to say a few words in support of Amendment 6, which I spoke to in Committee, as did many other noble Lords. Indeed, some of the arguments put forward were echoed in the debate on the first grouping of amendments. I think that this does go very wide, and a lot of people are concerned to make sure that we do not lose an opportunity to maximise the impact that we can...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
• Has voted in 71.53% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 17 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") 215 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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