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Lord Bilston
Labour Peer
- Also represented Wolverhampton South East
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- Entered the House of Lords on 5 July 2005
- Previously MP for Wolverhampton South East until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Wolverhampton South East, 1987-2005. Opposition Whip, 1993-1997; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Development, 1997-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Bilston voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Manufacturing: West Midlands Advisory Service — Question (9 Mar 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how much assistance the West Midlands Manufacturing Advisory Service has offered manufacturing businesses in that region; and what benefits have accrued to the businesses they support.”
- Manufacturing: West Midlands Advisory Service — Question (9 Mar 2010)
“I thank my noble friend for that positive reply. I should point out that the West Midlands Manufacturing Advisory Service has indeed been a great success in the Midlands for manufacturing since its inception in 2002. Will my noble friend assure this House that a Labour Government will continue to support manufacturing in the West Midlands and the West Midlands Manufacturing Advisory Service,...”
- Government Scientists — Private Notice Question (2 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, do a majority of Members of this House or the other House take a different view from that of the Government and public opinion on this important policy strategy?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 13 times in debates — below 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 | £457 | £16,458 (442nd) | £12,456 (532nd) | £16,333 (489th) | £16,156 (151st) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £984 | £11,094 (593rd) | £10,417 (631st) | £10,482 (618th) | £8,387 (561st) | |||
| Staffing costs | £8,938 | £67,126 (471st) | £61,266 (577th) | £58,927 (546th) | £50,914 (145th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £244 | £8,166 (415th) | £6,930 (446th) | £8,649 (389th) | £6,568 (joint 392nd with 1 other) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £173 (381st) | £0 | £323 (323rd) | £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 | £241 (620th) | £154 (634th) | £2,155 (joint 64th with 1 other) | £896 (376th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £705 (613th) | £694 (joint 606th with 2 others) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,888 (joint 320th with 6 others) | £1,888 (joint 315th with 5 others) | £1,888 (joint 309th with 5 others) | £1,888 (joint 291st with 5 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £27,905 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £38,528 | £105,851 (583rd) | £93,805 (619th) | £98,757 (557th) | £84,809 (411th) |