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Lord Anderson of Swansea
Labour Peer
- Also represented Swansea East; Monmouth
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- Entered the House of Lords on 19 July 2005
- Previously MP for Swansea East until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Monmouth, 1966-1970 and Swansea East, 1974-2005. Opposition spokesman for foreign affairs, 1983-1992, on defence, 1993-1994 and Shadow Solicitor General, 1994-1995. Chairman, Foreign Affairs Select Committee, 1997-2005. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 31 March 1966 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Anderson of Swansea voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Korean Peninsula — Question (28 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, what is the extent of the concern of Her Majesty's Government about the treatment of North Korean refugees who fled over the border into China? Does this figure on the agenda of the human rights dialogue between China and ourselves and the European Union?”
- Russia — Question (26 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, in spite of the invasion of Georgia, the Litvinenko affair and the spies in New York, is it not true that we should build on areas where there is a mutuality of interest? One, surely, is the intelligence relationship because we both face Islamist terrorism. What are the prospects of reviving an exchange that I believe has virtually dried up?”
- Housing: Lettings — Question (26 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, the Minister said that he is not aware of any assessment having been made of the effect of the changes in housing benefit on the private rented sector. Is it not normal in government to assess the effects of policies before they are introduced?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 41 debates in the last year — well above 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 69% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 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") 103 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 | £1,613 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,879 (198th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £725 | £8,521 (625th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £10,033 (522nd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £25,096 | £86,705 (9th) | £73,648 (joint 66th with 1 other) | £72,047 (44th) | £58,117 (30th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £497 | £10,607 (319th) | £9,672 (335th) | £10,134 (318th) | £8,140 (313th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £44 (450th) | £128 (joint 400th with 4 others) | £0 | £195 (joint 360th with 1 other) | |||
| 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 | £194 (628th) | £433 (552nd) | £554 (545th) | £1,146 (280th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £652 (617th) | £285 (641st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £465 | £1,560 (joint 557th with 1 other) | £1,560 (543rd) | £1,560 (517th) | £1,094 (joint 542nd with 1 other) | |||
| Other Costs | £17,583 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £45,979 | £129,185 (207th) | £124,858 (206th) | £122,251 (113th) | £94,604 (177th) |