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Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland

Labour Peer

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• Entered the House of Lords on 22 June 2005
• Previously MP for Bishop Auckland until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Bishop Auckland, 1979 -2005. North Regional Whip, 1981-1982; Opposition front bench spokesman for social security, 1982-1983; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Neil Kinnock as Leader of the Opposition, 1983-1985; Opposition Chief Whip 1985-1995; Opposition front bench spokesman on the Duchy of Lancaster, 1995-1997. (from Number 10 press release)
• Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election

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• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
• Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes
• Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Most recent appearances

Banking: Government Support — Question (30 Mar 2010)

“Is not the real test of government policy how quickly and to what extent the banks begin to lend to SMEs to get the economy moving again?”

European Council — Statement (29 Mar 2010)

“My Lords, does my noble friend share my delight that a deal was cooked up behind closed doors on behalf of Greece, since the alternative might have been the collapse of the single currency?”

Children: Strokes — Question (18 Mar 2010)

“Is the Minister convinced-”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — 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 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
• Has voted in 64% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 2 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") 6 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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