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Lord Cotter
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Also represented Weston-Super-Mare
- Entered the House of Lords on 5 June 2006
- Previously MP for Weston-Super-Mare until 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Cotter voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. 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 a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (Continued) (10 May 2012)
“My Lords, my comments today on constitutional reform relate solely to Lords reform. The issue of Lords reform has been with us for many years and has been addressed and enacted in a measured way over recent times, and quite rightly so, but now we have a proposal in front of us for a radical change-namely, an elected Chamber-which we must consider thoughtfully and seriously. A committee was...”
- Health and Social Care Bill: Third Reading (19 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Emerton, for introducing this amendment, which I hope the Minister will agree gives an opportunity for a very important issue to be aired. Many noble Lords have aired it in the past; indeed, I raised it on the very first day of the Bill. It is an area that remains of concern, and I have been pleased to hear from the Ministers that they are well aware...”
- Public Disorder: Compensation — Question (13 Mar 2012)
“My Lords, setting aside the issues about loss adjusters and suchlike, did not the Government announce in August that there would be £20 million to support small businesses and help them with minimum bureaucracy? Although these issues are being followed up, is it not very unsatisfactory that, in the mean time, this fund has not been dipped into sufficiently quickly? Exactly how much has...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 18 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — 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 66.27% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 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") 54 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 | £572 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,325 (joint 179th with 1 other) | £19,592 (307th) | £14,494 (409th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £3,277 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,727 (joint 325th with 1 other) | £18,219 (joint 238th with 2 others) | £12,721 (432nd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £8,572 | £73,863 (199th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £68,376 (141st) | £51,976 (125th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £81 | £7,894 (429th) | £9,245 (356th) | £9,055 (374th) | £6,979 (370th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £110 | £1,537 (116th) | £584 (joint 240th with 1 other) | £381 (292nd) | £0 | |||
| 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 | £635 (437th) | £792 (360th) | £761 (446th) | £829 (399th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £2,130 (386th) | £2,174 (376th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,817 (440th) | £1,817 (433rd) | £1,817 (414th) | £1,817 (373rd) | |||
| Other Costs | £33,412 | £6,310 (28th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £46,024 | £134,413 (120th) | £125,437 (197th) | £118,201 (207th) | £88,816 (323rd) |