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Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Entered the House of Lords on 29 June 2005
- Previously MP for Cheltenham until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Cheltenham, 1992-2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman on England, local government and housing, 1992-1993; on science and technology, 1993-1999; on consumer affairs, 1995-1997; on culture, media and sport, 1997-1999; on international development, 1999-2005. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Jones of Cheltenham voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Building Regulations (8 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will review their decision to drop the Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM), in the light of their agenda to become the "greenest Government ever".”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Drugs: Trafficking (31 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what contribution they are making to international efforts to detect and prevent illegal drug activity in the Caribbean following the withdrawal of the West Indies guard ship.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Israel and Palestine (31 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the Government of Israel over the arrest of Palestinian parliamentarians Mohammed Totah and Khaled Abu Arafah in the compound of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Jerusalem.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 43 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 60.25% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 16 times in debates — below 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 | £1,373 | £20,275 (294th) | £20,296 (joint 202nd with 1 other) | £14,308 (535th) | £15,775 (226th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £4,759 | £16,200 (439th) | £18,549 (397th) | £18,220 (joint 233rd with 4 others) | £11,153 (484th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £14,206 | £69,338 (401st) | £64,250 (496th) | £61,980 (joint 397th with 36 others) | £49,411 (joint 203rd with 1 other) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £636 | £12,755 (241st) | £8,778 (370th) | £9,086 (joint 371st with 1 other) | £9,581 (237th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £469 (joint 286th with 1 other) | £382 (297th) | £640 (227th) | £195 (joint 360th 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 | £0 | £211 (624th) | £348 (581st) | £308 (610th) | £1,215 (joint 257th with 1 other) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £748 (605th) | £540 (621st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,896 (311th) | £1,896 (306th) | £1,896 (301st) | £1,896 (284th) | |||
| Other Costs | £34,445 | £2,268 (63rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £55,419 | £124,160 (304th) | £115,039 (joint 417th with 1 other) | £106,438 (468th) | £89,226 (312th) |