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Lord Moonie
Labour Peer
- Also represented Kirkcaldy
- Entered the House of Lords on 5 July 2005
- Previously MP for Kirkcaldy until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 11 June 1987 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Moonie voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
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More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Falkland Islands (1 Feb 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Spain about alleged harassment of Spanish vessels in Falkland Islands waters by the Argentine coastguard.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Government Departments: Print Costs (30 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to publishing the design and print costs on the covers of all Government documents.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Falkland Islands (26 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the World Trade Organisation about the criteria being applied by Mercosur nations to international trade as a result of recent disputes regarding the Falkland Islands.”
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- Has spoken in 0 debates in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 66 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 54.88% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 6 times in debates — well below 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 | £500 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £19,349 (299th) | £17,300 (456th) | £14,984 (357th) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £319 (joint 122nd with 6 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,130 (joint 83rd with 26 others) | |||
| Office running costs | £1,549 | £19,296 (joint 146th with 2 others) | £17,940 (468th) | £18,124 (328th) | £10,659 (joint 501st with 1 other) | |||
| Staffing costs | £5,752 | £64,980 (546th) | £54,071 (632nd) | £58,783 (554th) | £50,343 (174th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £386 | £20,335 (54th) | £18,919 (64th) | £18,712 (68th) | £15,839 (58th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £940 (198th) | £0 | £258 (355th) | £931 (144th) | |||
| 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 | £0 | £112 (642nd) | £79 (joint 646th with 1 other) | £101 (645th) | £182 (637th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £36 (651st) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,847 (joint 398th with 2 others) | £1,847 (joint 391st with 2 others) | £1,847 (joint 383rd with 1 other) | £1,847 (353rd) | |||
| Other Costs | £34,125 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £42,312 | £128,412 (220th) | £112,560 (475th) | £116,652 (241st) | £95,915 (150th) |