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Lord Blencathra
Conservative Peer
- Also represented Penrith and The Border
- Entered the House of Lords on 10 March 2011
- Previously MP for Penrith and The Border until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 28 July 1983 — unknown
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Blencathra voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Welfare Reform Bill: Report (3rd Day) (11 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, it is with some trepidation that I intervene briefly in this debate in view of the learned comments that one has heard from both sides. I seldom contribute to debates of this nature because it is outside my areas of expertise, but I am prompted to do so as the result of a speech made yesterday. I heard the leader of the Opposition say that, "in these times, with less money, spending...”
- Welfare Reform Bill: Report (3rd Day) (11 Jan 2012)
“My noble friend is correct. The last amendment would cost around £70 million, and no doubt the Government will say that that is going to hurt and that the money will have to come from somewhere. But if the costs of this amendment are £700 million, £800 million or £1 billion, as I have read somewhere, we need to know that before we go into the Lobbies in support of the...”
- Crime: Home Protection — Debate (20 Oct 2011)
“My Lords, I am very grateful to noble Lords who participated in this short debate and I am particularly grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Thomas of Gresford, for his masterful exposition of English law over the past 250 years and to the noble Lord, Lord Bach. There is only one question I have for him: did he win his defence case?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 75.41% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 9 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 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 | £18,763 (337th) | £22,638 (251st) | £21,289 (325th) | £15,167 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,007 (59th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,539 (103rd) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £126 (joint 117th with 1 other) |
| Office running costs | £16,340 (383rd) | £25,542 (47th) | £20,398 (joint 319th with 1 other) | £19,727 | £18,796 (272nd) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,776 (418th) | £26,398 (62nd) |
| Staffing costs | £64,000 (628th) | £77,643 (558th) | £86,728 (213th) | £75,523 | £68,599 (426th) | £65,294 (441st) | £65,124 (299th) | £33,304 (606th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,163 (527th) | £8,297 (315th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £14,189 (90th)1 | £16,477 (52nd)2 | £15,560 (61st)3 | £15,724 | £19,235 (65th) | £15,819 (121st) | £15,762 (122nd) | £15,109 (72nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,955 (5th) | £1,030 (98th) | £634 (joint 188th with 1 other) | £0 | £239 (joint 344th with 2 others) | £0 | £307 (332nd) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,949 (526th) | £649 (396th) | £601 (joint 469th with 3 others) | £938 | £777 (367th) | £334 (588th) | £965 (joint 352nd with 1 other) | £1,045 (joint 310th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,530 (joint 459th with 1 other) | £1,117 (570th) | £1,744 | £1,167 (joint 548th with 1 other) | £840 (joint 591st with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,803 (5th) | £1,090 (joint 258th with 10 others) | £877 | £1,886 (joint 330th with 1 other) | £1,358 (604th) | £1,358 (joint 587th with 1 other) | £1,358 (514th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,358 (590th) | £155,609 (178th) | £147,417 (128th) | £129,700 | £133,219 (134th) | £124,316 (217th) | £122,541 (110th) | £95,347 (162nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,973 (93rd). Rail £8,517 (66th). Misc £699 (54th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,922 (223rd). Rail £12,042 (17th). Misc £261 (106th). Other: Rail £252 (76th).
3 Car £6,469 (48th). Rail £8,430 (58th). European £661 (74th).