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Lord Mandelson
Labour Peer
- Also represented Hartlepool
- Entered the House of Lords on 13 October 2008
- Previously MP for Hartlepool until 8 September 2004 — Resigned
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Mandelson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- European Council — Statement (12 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, people will differ in their view about whether the Government's negotiating position last week was tenable or realistic. Will the Government reflect on the utterly shambolic way in which they prepared their position and sought support for their proposals at the summit last week? Why were the Government's proposals only shared with the legal service of the Council literally the day...”
- European Union Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (26 Apr 2011)
“My Lords, I do not want to detain your Lordships so near to the dinner break; I shall make only three observations in relation to Clause 3 and whether it should stand part of the Bill. What we have seen during the course of this debate is a series of false assumptions and non sequiturs advanced to justify the Bill, and in particular this clause, which the Government are bringing forward. My...”
- European Union Bill: Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) (26 Apr 2011)
“If I may persist, I am not going to make very extensive remarks and we have heard a lot from the noble Lord. On the basis of my first observation there is really no need for this Bill. Secondly, if there were a move by one or more member states or institutions in the European Union to secure the transfer of more powers to the EU, the Government would not win their case or prevail against this...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has voted in 18.88% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- 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 | 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 | £7,893 (587th) | £0 | £16,767 (474th) | £12,560 (500th) | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £5,474 (644th) | £18,114 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £18,154 (joint 310th with 1 other) | £12,444 (446th) | ||||
| Staffing costs | £36,346 (656th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £62,321 (389th) | £52,361 (114th) | ||||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,249 (joint 557th with 1 other) | £8,388 (386th) | £7,932 (413th) | £5,509 (443rd) | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £2,090 (68th) | £2,274 (39th) | £2,111 (43rd) | £880 (154th) | ||||
| 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 | £116 (641st) | £292 (599th) | £336 (604th) | £476 (567th) | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | N/A | £140 (640th) | £470 (626th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,337 (622nd) | £1,337 (611th) | £1,075 (614th) | £655 (589th) | ||||
| Other Costs | £30,927 (1st) | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £88,572 (648th) | £98,898 (joint 602nd with 1 other) | £108,696 (420th) | £84,885 (409th) |
