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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 Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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More on their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Prisoners: Sentences (6 Jun 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many prisoners were released on licence last year having served 25% or less of a custodial sentence.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Benefits (5 Jun 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government what mechanisms exist to allow people to return their (1) statutory benefits, and (2) automatically-applied tax reliefs.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Pensioners: Assets (4 Jun 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many old-age pensioners they estimate possess assets exceeding £2 million.”
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- Has spoken in 1 debate in the last year — below average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 29 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 52.63% 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) |