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Lord Howarth of Newport

Labour Peer

• Also represented Newport East; Stratford-on-Avon

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• Entered the House of Lords on 22 June 2005
• Previously MP for Newport East until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Stratford-upon-Avon, 1983-1997 and for Newport East, 1997-2005. Parliament Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Science, 1989-1992; Education and Employment, 1997-1998 and at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, 1998-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
• Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election

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• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Howarth of Newport voted on key issues since 2001:

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

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• Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.

Most recent appearances

Local Government Bill [HL]: Report (28 Jul 2010)

“Does the noble Lord regard it as significant that in no fewer than four opinion polls held in Exeter, by majorities of two to one the people of Exeter said that they wanted a unitary Exeter. Is that of no account to him?”

Local Government Bill [HL]: Report (28 Jul 2010)

“My Lords-”

Local Government Bill [HL]: Report (28 Jul 2010)

“May I ask the noble and learned Baroness what what she is saying has to do with the amendments we are debating?”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 54 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
• Has voted in 83% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 14 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 135 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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