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Baroness Tonge
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Also represented Richmond Park
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- Entered the House of Lords on 27 June 2005
- Previously MP for Richmond Park until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Richmond Park, 1997-2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman on international development, 1999-2003, for children, 2003-2004. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Baroness Tonge voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Contraception (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to review the regulations on the availability of information about new forms of emergency hormonal contraception.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Health: Contraception (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they are giving to allowing women to obtain the contraceptive pill at pharmacies without prescription.”
- Maldives — Question (13 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, I appreciate the Minister's concern for what is happening in the Maldives. However, can he turn his eye to what has happened in relation to Palestinian parliamentarians? The Government of Israel, having imprisoned 40 of them for four years, are now threatening to deport four of them for the crime of living in east Jerusalem.”
More of Baroness Tonge's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 46 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 52% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- 19 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Baroness Tonge speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 100 times in debates — above 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 | £0 | £16,579 (439th) | £13,554 (503rd) | £18,294 (410th) | £15,714 (260th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £3,231 | £19,308 (131st) | £18,254 (437th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £23,135 (102nd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £6,007 | £77,550 (76th) | £74,905 (46th) | £72,070 (41st) | £48,734 (227th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £1,595 (629th) | £2,384 (605th) | £2,444 (607th) | £2,354 (587th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| 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 | £164 (630th) | £820 (joint 345th with 1 other) | £1,048 (313th) | £842 (392nd) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £532 (622nd) | £1,480 (joint 494th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,966 (joint 147th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 141st with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 139th with 14 others) | £1,966 (joint 133rd with 14 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £20,383 | £0 | £1,214 (64th) | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £29,621 | £117,694 (445th) | £114,577 (429th) | £114,056 (299th) | £92,745 (215th) |