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Lord Chidgey
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Also represented Eastleigh
- Entered the House of Lords on 27 June 2005
- Previously MP for Eastleigh until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Eastleigh, 1994-2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman for employment, 1994-1995; on transport, 1995-1997, trade and industry, 1997-1999. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1994 — unknown
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Chidgey voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Somalia: Piracy (8 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of how many Somali pirates have been jailed each year since 2009, and in which countries; and how many have been released without having been taken into custody.”
- Algeria — Question (2 Feb 2012)
“Is my noble friend aware that, according to the UKTI report, Doing Business in Algeria, for every £1 worth of goods that we export to Algeria, Algeria exports £2 worth of goods to us? That is resulting in a significant trade deficit, which, according to the current facts, is set to double every two years? According to UKTI, this is a mutually beneficial arrangement. Does this not...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Overseas Aid (2 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether provision has been made in the next Session of Parliament to bring forward legislation to enshrine in law the commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of the United Kingdom's national income on official development assistance.”
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- Has spoken in 32 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 88 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 56.87% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 59 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 2008/09 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £521 | £18,479 (378th) | £18,639 (336th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £16,300 (joint 136th with 1 other) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £5,028 | £18,550 (306th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,016 (477th) | £16,550 (281st) | |||
| Staffing costs | £14,268 | £74,416 (158th) | £67,396 (367th) | £70,633 (68th) | £45,456 (348th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £452 | £13,744 (188th) | £14,334 (167th) | £13,479 (187th) | £10,544 (190th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £50 (joint 444th with 1 other) | £142 (393rd) | £137 (joint 405th with 1 other) | £448 (260th) | |||
| Members' Spouse Travel | N/A | 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 | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £0 | £660 (426th) | £761 (374th) | £1,021 (324th) | £784 (416th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £1,781 (440th) | £978 (568th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,953 (joint 184th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 179th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 177th with 5 others) | £1,953 (joint 168th with 5 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £23,690 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £43,959 | £129,633 (202nd) | £123,002 (245th) | £123,961 (86th) | £92,035 (233rd) |