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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 very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. 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 a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Tobacco: Smuggling — Question (16 May 2013)
“I welcome the Minister’s statement that the Government are considering introducing greater consistency in their treatment of tobacco smuggling and the smuggling of other substances. Will they consider aligning more extensively their treatment of tobacco, alcohol and other psychoactive substances in making policy across those fields more consistent?”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2013: Motion to Approve (27 Mar 2013)
“Will the Minister confirm that the Government have just announced that they are going to spend somewhere between £100 million and £200 million on the modification of the Olympic stadium for the benefit of West Ham United Football Club? Why are the Government so open-handed in their funding of access to sport but so cruelly restrictive in their funding of access to justice? What...”
- Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2013: Motion to Approve (27 Mar 2013)
“My criticism was of the Government, and the Minister speaks on behalf of the Government.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 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") 329 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) |