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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 a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. 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 the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- EU: Sow Stalls Ban — Question (19 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, this country can be proud of being ahead of the game on banning sow stalls, as we have heard. As a regular customer of Pampered Pigs of Tolpuddle, I know that happy pigs are tasty pigs. But the current problems with eggs, as we have heard, demand a more robust position on enforcement of EU directives. Will the Government give notice now, with almost a year's notice, that they will...”
- Universal Credit — Question (21 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, for the universal credit system to work, the tax and benefit systems need to be successfully merged, as do the IT systems at the DWP and HMRC. The Minister talks about a good relationship, and he is very happy with his relationship with HMRC. However, can he really give us confidence that HMRC, as an unaccountable ministerial body capable of writing off £25 billion of...”
- Welfare Reform Bill: Report (1st Day) (Continued) (12 Dec 2011)
“I am terribly grateful to the Minister. Could he tell us where he found the money?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 46 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Has received answers to 8 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 82.46% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 31 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- 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") 416 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 65 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
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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).