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Lord Cormack
Conservative Peer
- Also represented South Staffordshire; Staffordshire South West; Cannock
- Entered the House of Lords on 21 December 2010
- Previously MP for South Staffordshire until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 18 June 1970 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Cormack voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Quite often rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Historical Manuscripts Commission — Question for Short Debate (29 May 2012)
“I support very strongly what the noble Lord, Lord Wills, said. I suggest that the Minister and the noble Lords, Lord McNally and Lord Wills, and I at least have a get-together soon to discuss these matters.”
- Historical Manuscripts Commission — Question for Short Debate (29 May 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the work of the Historical Manuscripts Commission is continued.”
- Historical Manuscripts Commission — Question for Short Debate (29 May 2012)
“My Lords, I am delighted to have this opportunity to ask this Question for Short Debate. I would like to dedicate this debate to the memory of a very great Member of your Lordships' House and former chairman of the Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts, Lord Bingham-Tom Bingham, as so many of us knew him for so long. He was one of the great judges of the 20th and early 21st centuries. He...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 110 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2008: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 70.14% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 17 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 83 times in debates — above 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 | £23,530 (112th) | £22,972 (205th) | £22,032 (249th) | £21,529 | £20,862 (224th) | £19,795 (275th) | £19,668 (289th) | £13,289 (477th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,299 (339th) | £22,350 (106th) | £23,323 (145th) | £16,787 | £14,067 (526th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £15,491 (537th) | £18,867 (207th) |
| Staffing costs | £89,158 (463rd) | £79,344 (538th) | £80,009 (445th) | £75,429 | £75,593 (joint 129th with 1 other) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £47,777 (251st) |
| Communications Allowance | £127 (599th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,398 (426th)1 | £4,909 (472nd)2 | £5,117 (463rd)3 | £4,530 | £7,607 (442nd) | £7,941 (399th) | £8,665 (388th) | £6,288 (409th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £327 (242nd) | £320 (258th) | 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 | £6,998 (joint 8th with 4 others) | £1,100 (192nd) | £1,602 (141st) | £1,191 | £1,314 (207th) | £1,483 (132nd) | £1,529 (160th) | £1,881 (90th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,572 (14th) | £7,034 (81st) | £5,631 | £6,171 (99th) | £7,594 (49th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £850 (joint 620th with 1 other) | £0 | £389 | £933 (643rd) | £933 (640th) | £933 (626th) | £544 (597th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £1,128 (joint 56th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £142,836 (409th) | £137,417 (443rd) | £140,245 (280th) | £125,486 | £126,547 (264th) | £124,568 (213th) | £111,882 (358th) | £88,646 (332nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,682 (113th). Rail £321 (529th). Other: European £395 (108th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,749 (136th). Rail £160 (547th).
