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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 Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. 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 moderately for a smoking ban. 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 introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Overseas Aid (2 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Northover on 20 December 2011 (WA 369), what discussions have taken place between those commissioning British official aid programmes and multilateral organisations delivering them to ensure compliance with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with disabilities, particularly with regard to inclusive...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill: Committee (7th Day) (1 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I rise in support of my noble friend Lord Thomas of Gresford's amendment with considerable diffidence, as a layman tiptoeing for the first time into consideration of this legislation. As the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Stamford, has already reminded the Committee, the context is the further constriction of legal aid. I think the concern of all lay people, as well as practitioners,...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Justice: Third-Party Litigation (1 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of (1) the case for statutory regulation of third-party litigation funding, and (2) the recent code of conduct for such funding produced by the Civil Justice Council. To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have received from legal practitioners in the United Kingdom on the issue of third-party litigation...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 21 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 35 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 82.63% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below average amongst MPs.
- 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") 708 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 23 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).