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Lord Bradley
Labour Peer
- Also represented Manchester, Withington
- 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
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Bradley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Benefits (11 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the resident population of the City of Manchester who are of working age were in receipt of incapacity benefit in each year since 2000.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Benefits (11 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many households in each constituency in Greater Manchester were in receipt of (a) pension credit, and (b) working tax credit, in each of the past five years.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Buses (28 Oct 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government when Greater Manchester Integrated Transport Authority will have the powers under the Local Transport Act 2008 to introduce quality bus contracts.”
More of Lord Bradley's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 21 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 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.
- 15 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Bradley speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 5 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2007/08 | 2006/07 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £1,126 | £16,200 (451st) | £17,540 (391st) | £14,064 (539th) | £13,794 (455th) | ||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £246 (joint 119th) | £1,227 (joint 1st) | ||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £4,673 | £19,325 (joint 11th) | £18,470 (412th) | £18,234 (joint 1st) | £21,191 (131st) | ||
| Staffing Allowance | £6,892 | £66,458 (joint 496th) | £59,680 (596th) | £60,235 (521st) | £38,512 (539th) | ||
| Communications Allowance | 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 Travel | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | 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 Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £4,477 (164th) | £3,406 (216th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,979 (joint 105th) | £1,979 (joint 98th) | £1,979 (joint 97th) | £1,979 (joint 94th) | ||
| Other Costs | £26,207 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||
| Total | £38,998 | £125,375 (287th) | £115,665 (397th) | £111,359 (369th) | £92,642 (220th) |