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Lord McAvoy
Labour Peer
- Also represented Rutherglen and Hamilton West; Glasgow Rutherglen
- Entered the House of Lords on 22 June 2010
- Previously MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord McAvoy voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly against a transparent Parliament. 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 more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. 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 replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Palestine — Question (5 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, as the state of Israel steadily pursues its policy of appropriating land, evicting Palestinians from their own land and steadily encroaching on the territory that Palestinians hope to include in their part of a two-state solution, was abstention really good enough?”
- Benefits: EU Nationals — Question (7 Nov 2011)
“My Lords, the issue of reciprocity was mentioned by the noble Lord, Lord German. Have the Government ever calculated the cost of reciprocity in terms of how much it costs the United Kingdom to pay benefits to EU nationals and what our 900,000 people get back?”
- Scotland: Referendum — Question (31 Oct 2011)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions the Prime Minister has had with the First Minister of Scotland regarding a referendum on Scottish independence since the Scottish Parliamentary elections.”
More of Lord McAvoy's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- 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 97.69% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 19–20 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") 118 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 47 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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 | £6,211 (557th) | £22,150 (286th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,554 | £20,751 (250th) | £19,850 (joint 268th with 1 other) | £19,467 (325th) | £16,100 (160th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £21,980 (126th) | £17,167 (387th) | £20,434 (301st) | £16,000 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,798 (joint 192nd with 12 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £16,050 (306th) |
| Staffing costs | £108,180 (29th) | £86,913 (352nd) | £87,276 (joint 156th with 7 others) | £88,071 | £66,458 (joint 496th with 11 others) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £61,856 (joint 448th with 1 other) | £47,673 (255th) |
| Communications Allowance | £13,311 (51st) | £8,006 (330th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £15,612 (59th)1 | £14,989 (78th)2 | £15,589 (60th)3 | £13,705 | £20,333 (55th) | £21,328 (39th) | £17,344 (93rd) | £16,399 (46th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £103 (339th) | £0 | £298 (joint 278th with 2 others) | £160 | £343 (315th) | £1,149 (140th) | £1,064 (joint 159th with 1 other) | £870 (156th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £604 (182nd) | £294 (joint 264th with 1 other) | 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 | £3,743 (297th) | £191 (626th) | £63 (640th) | £123 | £511 (497th) | £622 (449th) | £267 (623rd) | £928 (361st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £425 (625th) | £0 | £600 | £292 (635th) | £956 (572nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £841 (623rd) | £0 | £1,685 | £1,685 (520th) | £1,685 (510th) | £1,685 (480th) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £4,743 (32nd) | £0 |
| Total | £162,261 (164th) | £150,976 (254th) | £145,770 (159th) | £141,898 | £131,316 (164th) | £130,235 (116th) | £126,187 (56th) | £99,247 (102nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,522 (220th). Rail £2,334 (327th). Air £9,756 (40th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,670 (324th). Rail £2,037 (348th). Air £10,282 (34th).
3 Car £4,000 (241st). Rail £2,220 (317th). Air £9,369 (47th).