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Lord Jones of Cheltenham
Liberal Democrat Peer
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- 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 against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. 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 moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Millennium Development Goals (28 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of Tearfund's report Joining the Dots, in particular its comments on the link between better water, sanitation and hygiene on maternal, newborn and child health and progress towards Millennium Development Goals 4A, 5A and 7C.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Turks and Caicos (27 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether any ministerial visit is planned to the Turks and Caicos Islands in August or September.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Bovine Tuberculosis (26 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they give to farmers who wish to inoculate their cattle against bovine tuberculosis. To ask Her Majesty's Government what research they have carried out or commissioned in the past five years on developing a vaccine to prevent bovine tuberculosis; and what were the results of that research. To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have...”
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- Has spoken in 3 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 100 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 56% of votes in this Parliament 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") 14 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) |