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Lord Browne of Ladyton
Labour Peer
- Also represented Kilmarnock and Loudoun
- Entered the House of Lords on 27 July 2010
- Previously MP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Browne of Ladyton voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, it is a pleasure to follow the noble Earl, Lord Mar and Kellie, who asked a legitimate question. If there are advocates for the policy, they should be heard in Scotland and the Scottish people should make their decision. Nobody could criticise my noble friend Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan for being a shrinking violet in this regard. He speaks with authority and obvious knowledge about...”
- Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)
“The noble Lord raises a point of principle. My point was that, to my knowledge, there was one other offence to that principle. Others may know of others. I do not know whether that situation persists because I am not up to date enough. I know that there was a period of time when advocates from the European Union had a right of audience in Scottish Courts as a consequence of their own domestic...”
- Scotland Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (2 Feb 2012)
“I am grateful to the noble Lord for that intervention. I am a member of a profession that prides itself on discrimination-at least certainly in its history it did-between those who had rights of audience in the higher courts and those who were historically perfectly capable of making the arguments but were denied. That division was addressed in the way the noble Lord has suggested. I am...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 65.85% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 52 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- People have made 52 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 766 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 32 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 | £19,996 (282nd) | £17,691 (445th) | £18,521 (435th) | £21,606 | £18,389 (383rd) | £18,670 (333rd) | £17,146 (463rd) | £10,157 (563rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) |
| Office running costs | £15,616 (409th) | £17,422 (373rd) | £15,275 (552nd) | £15,883 | £14,621 (503rd) | £16,664 (540th) | £17,323 (462nd) | £17,991 (240th) |
| Staffing costs | £95,842 (306th) | £87,337 (338th) | £83,724 (344th) | £78,767 | £64,103 (562nd) | £61,314 (576th) | £61,289 (486th) | £44,481 (383rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £2,604 (541st) | £4,497 (483rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,691 (144th)1 | £9,544 (237th)2 | £11,285 (155th)3 | £11,064 | £5,830 (joint 505th with 1 other) | £13,678 (185th) | £12,028 (247th) | £6,317 (406th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £322 (joint 224th with 3 others) | £139 (joint 356th with 1 other) | £0 | £66 | £0 | £371 (300th) | £348 (314th) | £1,211 (110th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £748 (joint 153rd with 1 other) | £721 (158th) | 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 | £3,262 (344th) | £821 (joint 302nd with 1 other) | £737 (398th) | £880 | £1,332 (204th) | £852 (joint 329th with 1 other) | £1,908 (98th) | £1,753 (108th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,204 (346th) | £2,031 (410th) | £2,519 | £4,270 (178th) | £1,327 (512th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,262 (joint 238th with 1 other) | £1,059 (joint 318th with 1 other) | £0 | £1,892 (joint 314th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 309th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 304th with 4 others) | £1,892 (joint 287th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £5,303 (26th) | £4,714 (27th) | £402 | £0 | £1,718 (52nd) | £3,695 (40th) | £0 |
| Total | £150,083 (330th) | £146,941 (320th) | £137,346 (333rd) | £131,187 | £112,055 (523rd) | £118,060 (349th) | £117,156 (234th) | £84,932 (407th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,533 (398th). Air £10,102 (37th). Other: Air £56 (42nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,376 (395th). Air £8,168 (56th).