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Lord Chidgey
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Also represented Eastleigh
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- 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 moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Afghanistan — Question (28 Jul 2010)
“Can my noble friend the Minister please elaborate on where the proposed 40 per cent increase in DfID aid to Afghanistan is to be utilised? Does she agree that without a strategic plan across all the government departments involved, the extra funding could well be wasted, not assisting our troops or the people of Afghanistan? How will development progress be monitored? How will outcomes be...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Research (27 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the research capacity at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office; and whether that capacity will be maintained or expanded.”
- International Criminal Court — Question (22 Jul 2010)
“Will the Minister confirm the importance of the step taken in amending the Coroners and Justice Act, particularly in regard to enabling prosecutions of suspects for genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes from 1 January 1991? However, can he also tell us how that will be implemented to enable, for example, the prosecution of suspects such as the four Rwandans who have been accused...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 18 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 57% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- 8 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Chidgey speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 44 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) |