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Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan
Labour Peer
- Also represented Ochil; Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan
- Entered the House of Lords on 15 June 2005
- Previously MP for Ochil until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. 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
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Scotland Bill: Report (1st Day) (26 Mar 2012)
“How many students are likely to benefit from these awards? The noble Lord, Lord Sutherland, has already made the point about the generosity of the Edinburgh settlement, but what we have not heard today is how many students will be eligible to apply and therefore benefit from such a generous scheme, which I freely acknowledge it is.”
- Scotland Bill: Report (1st Day) (26 Mar 2012)
“I am grateful to the Minister for the breadth of his answer. But he did not actually answer the question I wanted: the number of students. It is 25 per cent of how many? I realise that it is a considerable improvement and a generous offer, but we still need to know what the numbers are. We know that three times as many students coming to Scotland will not be getting any of these generous...”
- Scotland Bill: Report (1st Day) (26 Mar 2012)
“There seems to be a new Scottish excuse running around. It seems to affect Rangers Football Club, the Scottish Football Association and the noble Lord, Lord Stephen: "That was the legal advice we got and it seemed all right at the time". We as Scots have enjoyed a degree of financial support for a variety of reasons through the Barnett formula from the whole of the United Kingdom. It can be...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66.62% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 11 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 69 times in debates — 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 | £0 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,280 (209th) | £19,700 (joint 268th with 6 others) | £15,509 (joint 290th with 4 others) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £13 (joint 130th with 7 others) | |||
| Office running costs | £2,093 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,758 (301st) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,212 (226th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £15,618 | £69,810 (387th) | £67,707 (345th) | £64,901 (317th) | £47,027 (281st) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £402 | £29,680 (7th) | £25,696 (21st) | £26,526 (13th) | £23,928 (6th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £342 (300th) | |||
| 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 | £595 (454th) | £725 (393rd) | £667 (484th) | £1,044 (313th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £861 (589th) | £1,626 (477th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £268 | £363 (652nd) | £363 (651st) | £95 (647th) | £95 (615th) | |||
| Other Costs | £34,139 | £0 | £420 (77th) | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £52,520 | £141,536 (56th) | £135,575 (64th) | £130,123 (32nd) | £106,170 (35th) |