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Lord Boswell of Aynho
Conservative Peer
- Also represented Daventry
- Entered the House of Lords on 19 July 2010
- Previously MP for Daventry until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Boswell of Aynho voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. 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 smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- European Union — Membership Motion (16 May 2012)
“My Lords, the House will have noted the comments of the noble Lord, Lord Pearson, on the importance of effective scrutiny, and his interesting and detailed suggestion on the configuration of committees. First, I briefly thank the House for entrusting me with responsibility for the European Union Select Committee; and, secondly, I acknowledge the fine example set by my predecessors, including...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Energy: Fuel Poverty (24 Apr 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the extent of (1) fuel poverty, and (2) inefficiency of energy use in the rural housing stock, with particular reference to those properties that are not connected to the gas grid; what distinctive problems have been identified as relevant to such rural properties; and what action is being taken to remedy them.”
- Terezin Declaration: Holocaust Era Assets — Question for Short Debate (26 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I am delighted that the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, has so eloquently introduced this short debate on the restitution of property in claims arising from the Holocaust. The House will probably be aware that I have no direct interest in this matter, having neither Jewish faith nor heritage, but partly because of that position of disinterest I have involved myself over the years in a...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 28 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 79.49% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above 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") 29 times in debates — 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 | £4,727 (564th) | £6,332 (575th) | £5,560 (579th) | £5,027 | £5,311 (597th) | £4,195 (604th) | £5,955 (609th) | £5,116 (603rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £13,208 (495th) | £11,653 (555th) | £12,964 (582nd) | £10,171 | £16,861 (415th) | £17,182 (522nd) | £17,957 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £9,952 (526th) |
| Staffing costs | £93,022 (386th) | £91,367 (139th) | £88,367 (104th) | £87,707 | £71,872 (262nd) | £66,563 (394th) | £57,565 (567th) | £47,291 (269th) |
| Communications Allowance | £4,570 (488th) | £13,895 (30th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £2,625 (561st)1 | £3,939 (516th)2 | £3,358 (540th)3 | £3,594 | £4,741 (544th) | £4,766 (534th) | £4,707 (541st) | £3,475 (543rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £74 (433rd) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £43 (346th) | 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 | £3,167 (353rd) | £629 (409th) | £654 (joint 440th with 1 other) | £513 | £715 (398th) | £666 (421st) | £939 (joint 363rd with 1 other) | £663 (joint 482nd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,924 (248th) | £2,167 (386th) | £2,078 | £2,937 (275th) | £2,366 (joint 346th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £999 (580th) | £847 (587th) | £0 | £1,920 (joint 268th with 2 others) | £1,920 (joint 264th with 2 others) | £1,920 (joint 259th with 2 others) | £1,920 (joint 245th with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £121,320 (591st) | £131,781 (511th) | £113,917 (589th) | £109,090 | £104,357 (592nd) | £97,658 (609th) | £89,117 (615th) | £68,417 (608th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,561 (311th). Rail £64 (568th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,557 (335th). Rail £310 (518th). Misc £13 (244th). Other: European £1,059 (53rd).
3 Car £2,506 (363rd). 3rd party £4 (63rd). Rail £320 (501st). European £528 (86th).