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Lord Knight of Weymouth
Labour Peer
- Also represented South Dorset
- Entered the House of Lords on 23 June 2010
- Previously MP for South Dorset until 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Knight of Weymouth voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Environment: Plastic Bags — Question (14 May 2013)
“My Lords, the noble Lord said that it will take until the middle of this year before he gets the data for the first year’s operation of the scheme in Wales. Will he give us a timeline for how long it will take him to assess that data so we know when he will make a decision? Will it take him a year?”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Employer Ownership Pilot (22 Apr 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what lessons have been learnt from the first round of the Employer Ownership Pilot, and whether the second round will take account of any such assessment.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Schools: Sixth Forms (22 Apr 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether it is possible for a secondary school to receive a good or outstanding grade from Ofsted if its sixth form is not judged to be good or outstanding.”
More of Lord Knight of Weymouth's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 24 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 10 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 83.54% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 33 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 91 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Nil
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 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 | £22,122 (188th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,271 | £18,708 (370th) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £17,409 (334th) | £15,947 (433rd) | £16,234 (533rd) | £14,830 | £14,754 (joint 496th with 1 other) | £18,788 (joint 250th with 4 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £29,447 (32nd) |
| Staffing costs | £104,168 (65th) | £94,135 (76th) | £90,619 (59th) | £87,080 | £74,906 (147th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,439 (joint 261st with 1 other) | £44,868 (371st) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,007 (240th) | £9,746 (joint 197th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,676 (460th)1 | £4,993 (468th)2 | £3,609 (535th)3 | £2,566 | £8,371 (408th) | £5,938 (484th) | £6,937 (456th) | £6,168 (418th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £291 (244th) | £223 (joint 311th with 1 other) | £156 (353rd) | £722 | £828 (210th) | £600 (236th) | £708 (208th) | £122 (joint 389th with 2 others) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £546 (188th) | £275 (273rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £108 (76th) | £117 (79th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,431 (581st) | £2,281 (9th) | £1,675 (131st) | £986 | £2,834 (58th) | £1,426 (139th) | £1,867 (joint 102nd with 1 other) | £1,897 (86th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,033 (135th) | £2,632 (318th) | £3,338 | £6,073 (joint 100th with 1 other) | £4,037 (166th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,154 (joint 412th with 1 other) | £935 (joint 507th with 13 others) | £930 | £1,840 (joint 408th with 3 others) | £1,840 (joint 401st with 3 others) | £1,840 (joint 391st with 3 others) | £1,840 (joint 357th with 3 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £160,758 (186th) | £155,987 (171st) | £137,970 (320th) | £128,723 | £128,314 (223rd) | £120,985 (289th) | £114,747 (287th) | £102,351 (64th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £772 (519th). Rail £3,904 (240th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £939 (528th). Rail £4,030 (235th). Misc £24 (224th).