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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 introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Heritage Maintenance Funds (12 Nov 2009)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government how many heritage maintenance funds have been approved by HM Treasury. To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent estimate of the total value of assets currently held in heritage maintenance funds approved by HM Treasury; and on what date that estimate was made. To ask Her Majesty's Government how many heritage maintenance funds have been...”
- Road Safety: Electric and Hybrid Vehicles — Question (10 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, what discussions is my noble friend having with colleagues—including, if I may term him a colleague, the Mayor of London—as to how to improve the likelihood that cyclists will indeed obey the law?”
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Third Reading (5 Nov 2009)
“My Lords, I, too, welcome the amendments tabled by the Government and echo what the noble Lord, Lord Redesdale, has said about the very helpful collaborative process, not least the impressive degree of collaboration between the Minister's department and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. We may have a handful of minor reservations about the amendments which the Government have...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 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.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 84% of votes in 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.
- 4 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Howarth of Newport speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 105 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £5,408 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,326 (joint 176th) | £19,721 (joint 232nd) | £15,738 (joint 236th) | ||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £17 (joint 121st) | ||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £220 | £11,738 (584th) | £11,977 (617th) | £7,855 (638th) | £7,241 (587th) | ||
| Staffing Allowance | £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 |
| Members' Travel | £425 | £12,542 (248th) | £10,488 (joint 309th) | £11,861 (251st) | £10,236 (205th) | ||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £83 (432nd) | £0 | £0 | £373 (joint 289th) | ||
| Members' Spouse Travel | 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 |
| 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) |