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Lord Bradley

Labour Peer

  • Also represented Manchester, Withington

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  • Entered the House of Lords on 18 July 2006
  • Previously MP for Manchester, Withington until 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
  • Positions held at time of appointment: Former Member of Parliament for Manchester,Withington; former Minister of State, Home Office. (from Number 10 press release)
  • Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Bradley voted on key issues since 2001:

  • Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
  • Voted against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
  • Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
  • Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
  • Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
  • Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes
  • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
  • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
  • Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
  • Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
  • Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
  • Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
  • Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
  • Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
  • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
  • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes

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Written Answers — House of Lords: Employment (26 Jul 2010)

“To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the change in the number of jobs in (a) the public sector, and (b) the private sector, in each of the next five years.”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Elected Mayors (19 Jul 2010)

“To ask Her Majesty's Government when the referendum on an elected mayor for the City of Manchester will take place.”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Primary Schools (19 Jul 2010)

“To ask Her Majesty's Government when they will announce the capital programme for primary schools in England.”

More of Lord Bradley's recent appearances

Numerology

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  • Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
  • Has received answers to 19 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 2005, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 67% 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.
  • 16 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Bradley speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 7 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).

Type2008/092007/082006/072005/062004/05 (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      £1,126 £16,200 (451st) £17,540 (391st) £14,064 (539th) £13,794 (455th)
London costs      £0 £0 £0 £246 (joint 119th with 4 others) £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others)
Office running costs      £4,673 £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) £18,470 (412th) £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) £21,191 (131st)
Staffing costs      £6,892 £66,458 (joint 496th with 11 others) £59,680 (596th) £60,235 (521st) £38,512 (539th)
Communications AllowanceN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Travel      £0 £13,646 (192nd) £12,529 (229th) £12,774 (211th) £13,256 (100th)
Members' Staff Travel      £0 £568 (263rd) £280 (337th) £534 (253rd) £252 (328th)
Members' Spouse TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Members' Family TravelN/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Centrally Purchased Stationery      £100 £2,722 (63rd) £1,781 (89th) £3,293 (20th) £2,431 (41st)
Stationery: Associated Postage CostsN/A N/A £0 £4,477 (164th) £3,406 (216th) N/A N/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment      £0 £1,979 (joint 105th with 8 others) £1,979 (joint 98th with 8 others) £1,979 (joint 97th with 8 others) £1,979 (joint 94th with 8 others)
Other Costs      £26,207 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total      £38,998 £125,375 (287th) £115,665 (397th) £111,359 (369th) £92,642 (220th)