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Lord Maples
Former Conservative Peer
- Also represented Stratford-on-Avon; Lewisham West
- Entered the House of Lords on 24 June 2010
- Previously MP for Stratford-on-Avon until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Left Parliament on 9 June 2012 — Died
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Maples voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Monetary Policy Committee — Question (6 Jul 2011)
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- Monetary Policy Committee — Question (6 Jul 2011)
“My Lords-”
- Monetary Policy Committee — Question (6 Jul 2011)
“My Lords, consumer price inflation is only one measure of inflation. May I suggest that if in the run-up to the crash the Monetary Policy Committee had been looking at asset price inflation-”
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62.08% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — 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.
- 61 people are tracking this peer.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 11 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Agatha Christie Limited, 81 Aldwych, London WC2B 4HN (non-executive); ownership of literary copyrights. Paid quarterly on 24 March, June, September, December. £2250 per quarter after tax (£3750 pre tax). The Board meets 6 times a year. In addition there are two finance committee meetings each year and one AGM. There are also occasional telephone calls. Meetings usually last about three hours and involve two hours of preparation.
Value Retail PLC, 50 Pringle Drive, Bicester OX26 6WD (non-executive); owner of shopping malls in the UK and Europe. Paid monthly on the 15th of each month, £1200 per month after tax (£2000 pre tax). The Board meets 3 times a year. In addition there are two Finance Committee meetings. Meetings usually last about three hours and involve two hours of preparation. There are also monthly conference calls lasting about 1 hour. Once a year I will visit one of the malls, which takes a day.
£75 from British Polling Research group for market research survey. Address: 24 - 28 Bloomsbury Way, London WC1A 2PX. Hours: 30 minutes. (Registered 14 September 2009)
£75 from Communications Research for market research survey. Address: Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA. Hours: 30 minutes. (Registered 14 September 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(b) Autospan Ltd; developer of variable speed road humps. (I am an unremunerated director of Autospan Ltd and also of its wholly owned subsidiary, Dunlop Transcalm Ltd.)
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
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 | £23,319 (130th) | £23,000 (joint 192nd with 2 others) | £22,046 (243rd) | £21,634 | £20,867 (222nd) | £20,328 (joint 169th with 5 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,737 (joint 245th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £20,443 (193rd) | £18,662 (joint 310th with 1 other) | £16,712 (519th) | £18,422 | £17,936 (365th) | £11,935 (618th) | £10,803 (616th) | £21,021 (136th) |
| Staffing costs | £72,908 (606th) | £75,306 (580th) | £68,724 (599th) | £68,439 | £66,544 (488th) | £65,449 (joint 434th with 1 other) | £59,398 (538th) | £38,583 (538th) |
| Communications Allowance | £784 (578th) | £5,279 (joint 447th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,106 (499th)1 | £4,337 (joint 505th with 1 other)2 | £4,393 (497th)3 | £4,298 | £7,221 (454th) | £6,537 (462nd) | £7,201 (448th) | £5,962 (426th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £32 (402nd) | £60 (401st) | £0 | £23 | £84 (431st) | £165 (377th) | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £55 (322nd) | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,591 (428th) | £634 (405th) | £1,051 (263rd) | £591 | £568 (joint 465th with 1 other) | £648 (433rd) | £967 (350th) | £700 (454th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,822 (254th) | £1,855 (joint 441st with 1 other) | £2,316 | £1,244 (539th) | £2,376 (joint 344th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,155 (joint 410th with 1 other) | £739 (618th) | £639 | £2,004 (joint 63rd with 1 other) | £1,621 (526th) | £982 (622nd) | £982 (joint 564th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £124,238 (576th) | £131,255 (522nd) | £115,520 (582nd) | £116,362 | £116,468 (470th) | £109,059 (522nd) | £99,073 (554th) | £82,985 (443rd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,053 (181st). Rail £53 (572nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,337 (174th).