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Lord Howarth of Newport
Labour Peer
- Also represented Newport East; Stratford-on-Avon
- 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 (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Howarth of Newport voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Intellectual Property Bill [HL]: Second Reading (22 May 2013)
“My Lords, I have no interests to declare. I have no financial benefit from any dealings in relation to intellectual property and I have not talked to anybody seeking to lobby us on this Bill. I say this, which noble Lords may consider to be superfluous, because policy-making in the field of intellectual property is peculiarly beset by lobbying. It is good for the House and it is good for...”
- Publishing: Public Lending Right — Question (22 May 2013)
“Does the Minister recognise that the authors’ public lending scheme has been very successful indeed over many years and that it has become an established part of our culture? We afford recognition to authors by way of a payment for each loan by public libraries of their physical books. Is it not now long overdue that we extended that practice to e-books and audiobooks? The Government...”
- Mesothelioma Bill [HL] — Second Reading (20 May 2013)
“Even before the noble Lord opens his heart to us in Committee, will he look again at the question of the start date in the light of the figures we have been given? We have been told that the life expectancy of a mesothelioma sufferer following diagnosis is perhaps two years. We are told that around 2,400 people die each year, and that the insurance history can be traced in more than 50% of...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 40 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question 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 84.25% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 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") 332 times in debates — well above 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 | £5,408 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,326 (joint 176th with 2 others) | £19,721 (joint 232nd with 8 others) | £15,738 (joint 236th with 8 others) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st with 8 others) | |||
| Office running costs | £220 | £11,738 (584th) | £11,977 (617th) | £7,855 (638th) | £7,241 (587th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £14,465 | £50,365 (644th) | £46,953 (645th) | £45,542 (633rd) | £36,691 (574th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £425 | £12,542 (248th) | £10,488 (joint 309th with 1 other) | £11,861 (251st) | £10,236 (205th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £83 (432nd) | £0 | £0 | £373 (joint 289th with 1 other) | |||
| 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 | £12 | £379 (560th) | £262 (608th) | £912 (375th) | £379 (592nd) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £350 | £1,210 (542nd) | £737 (604th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £338 | £1,406 (601st) | £1,406 (590th) | £1,068 (616th) | £1,068 (548th) | |||
| Other Costs | £25,207 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £46,425 | £98,625 (625th) | £92,149 (627th) | £86,959 (626th) | £71,743 (578th) |