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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 moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Houses of Parliament: Scrutiny Override (21 May 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government, for each government department, from July to December 2012, (1) on how many occasions the scrutiny reserve resolution in the House of Lords was overridden, (2) on how many occasions the scrutiny reserve resolution in the House of Commons was overridden, and (3) in respect of how many documents an override occurred in (a) both Houses or (b) either House.”
- Gender Balance among Non-Executive Directors (EUC Report): Motion to Take Note (10 Jan 2013)
“My Lords, I am very grateful to all noble Lords who participated in this debate and for the general message of support for this reasoned opinion. I am also grateful to the Minister for reiterating the Government's support. The support has not of course been unqualified and it is right that the reasoned opinion be questioned but, if nothing else, it at least provides a mechanism for sending a...”
- Gender Balance among Non-Executive Directors (EUC Report): Motion to Take Note (10 Jan 2013)
“My Lords, in moving this Motion I invite the House to agree with the proposal of the European Union Committee that a reasoned opinion should be issued. Our report concerns a proposal for an EU directive on improving the gender balance among non-executive directors of companies listed on stock exchanges and related measures. This proposal was examined in great detail by our sub-committee on...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — 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 58.86% of votes in this House 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.
- 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") 30 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 | £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).