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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
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

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

Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (19 Nov 2009)

“My Lords, this has indeed been a very well-informed and wide-ranging debate. I will endeavour to cover as many topics as possible, but it may be impossible to deal with every item that has been raised. I am sure that the House will understand that I want to spend much of my time talking about Afghanistan, as the noble Lord did. I am afraid that, as too often on these occasions, I must start...”

Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (19 Nov 2009)

“My Lords, I am happy to clarify that point. It is not the case that the Ministry of Defence is overspent because of operations. The operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have been extremely important. It is significant that the money for those operations has come from the Treasury. It is a big commitment. Around £18 billion has come from the Treasury for operations since 2001, on top of the...”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Armed Forces: A400M (12 Nov 2009)

“I refer the noble Lord to the answer given by my honourable friend, the Minister for Defence Equipment and Support, in another place on 12 October 2009, ( Official Report, cols 424W and 425W).”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 36 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 67% 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).