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Lord Davies of Stamford
Labour Peer
- Also represented Grantham and Stamford; Stamford and Spalding
- Changed party from Conservative on 26 Jun 2007
- Entered the House of Lords on 8 July 2010
- Previously MP for Grantham and Stamford until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Davies of Stamford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (29 May 2012)
“Building nuclear power stations – Lord Davies of Stamford. ”
- Euro Area Crisis: EUC Report — Motion to Take Note (21 May 2012)
“I agree with the noble Lord's analysis entirely up to now. However, does he agree with me that if the drachma collapsed, as it certainly would, everybody would want to borrow in it and have their liabilities in drachmas and their assets in euros, and that that would be part of the problem?”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (14 May 2012)
“My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Lord for giving way. How can the Parliament Acts possibly be a defence for the primacy of the House of Commons when all the legal advice that the House has heard on the subject makes it quite clear that the Parliament Acts would cease to apply if the House of Lords became an elected House?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 47 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — above 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 61.02% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 15 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") 123 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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £15,134 (467th) | £19,565 (311th) | £15,515 (289th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £2,483 (644th) | £3,941 (643rd) | £8,828 (628th) | £8,405 | £7,365 (635th) | £18,795 (joint 217th with 5 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £3,805 (637th) |
| Staffing costs | £100,558 (144th) | £97,137 (41st) | £94,321 (27th) | £90,212 | £83,778 (24th) | £71,773 (joint 85th with 44 others) | £69,212 (joint 77th with 28 others) | £55,322 (66th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,929 (200th)1 | £8,627 (269th)2 | £9,965 (218th)3 | £10,714 | £13,771 (186th) | £14,885 (151st) | £18,904 (64th) | £15,229 (69th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £898 (86th) | £985 (107th) | £911 (138th) | £638 | £1,627 (joint 105th with 1 other) | £844 (185th) | £665 (joint 218th with 1 other) | £1,081 (125th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,762 (55th) | £1,683 (78th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £101 (80th) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,859 (531st) | £278 (joint 595th with 1 other) | £636 (455th) | £353 | £438 (540th) | £307 (593rd) | £499 (568th) | £790 (joint 413th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £789 (589th) | £3,008 (289th) | £695 | £2,092 (393rd) | £915 (575th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,157 (joint 403rd with 2 others) | £954 (joint 482nd with 3 others) | £0 | £1,939 (223rd) | £1,939 (219th) | £1,939 (216th) | £1,939 (206th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £5,177 (31st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £141,596 (430th) | £142,857 (381st) | £140,733 (268th) | £132,651 | £131,912 (151st) | £124,592 (212th) | £129,018 (37th) | £93,681 (192nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £5,928 (46th). Rail £3,769 (251st). Other: European £232 (128th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,816 (230th). Rail £3,551 (259th). Other: Rail £89 (126th). European £1,171 (41st).
3 Car £6,436 (51st). Rail £2,794 (275th). European £735 (60th).