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Lord Reid of Cardowan
Labour Peer
- Also represented Airdrie and Shotts; Hamilton North and Bellshill; Motherwell North
- Entered the House of Lords on 22 July 2010
- Previously MP for Airdrie and Shotts 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 Reid of Cardowan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly 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 very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (14 May 2012)
“Although the noble Lord makes the point very well, he underestimates the problem because at least under the system of election at present, although there is a party influence, there are different ideas and opinions within each party constituency, so there is a degree of separation between the patronage of the leadership and local communities. Under the list system, it is completely in the...”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (14 May 2012)
“I wonder whether the noble Lord has given some thought to this question, which could be part of his constitutional convention's considerations. Given that in this country, unlike many other countries in the world, the Executive are not elected separately-the Government are the Government because they command a majority in the elected House-if there were two elected Houses, which one would...”
- Defence: Carrier Strike Capability — Statement (10 May 2012)
“My Lords, the Minister rather led with his chin on occasions in his Statement when defending his predecessor's decision. I am going to resist the temptation and keep my hand rather firmly in my pocket. I very much welcome the Statement made today by the Secretary of State, not least because it has reverted to a decision that was taken by the last Government on perfectly rational grounds and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — above 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 61.37% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 52 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 23 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £15,029 (428th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £20,596 (366th) | £13,028 | £16,757 (437th) | £12,000 (538th) | £16,000 (497th) | £9,509 (572nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,259 (106th) | £862 (112th) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £26,724 (31st) | £29,979 (6th) | £28,189 (39th) | £25,259 | £18,135 (346th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £17,792 (414th) | £20,479 (155th) |
| Staffing costs | £81,284 (556th) | £85,497 (399th) | £76,873 (526th) | £60,267 | £47,184 (649th) | £44,766 (649th) | £42,963 (643rd) | £30,610 (628th) |
| Communications Allowance | £3,179 (526th) | £4,259 (491st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,529 (470th)1 | £9,860 (227th)2 | £3,654 (533rd)3 | £5,582 | £8,146 (416th) | £7,692 (411th) | £5,337 (511th) | £3,292 (549th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,882 (25th) | £2,957 (12th) | £437 (joint 235th with 1 other) | £499 | £0 | £735 (203rd) | £992 (171st) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £723 (157th) | £1,467 (93rd) | 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 | £1,729 (joint 549th with 2 others) | £358 (558th) | £540 (joint 516th with 1 other) | £682 | £729 (390th) | £419 (joint 556th with 1 other) | £1,063 (joint 307th with 1 other) | £559 (joint 523rd with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,261 (519th) | £2,053 (406th) | £2,770 | £2,735 (300th) | £2,121 (386th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,488 (21st) | £1,271 (55th) | £821 | £1,134 (636th) | £1,134 (633rd) | £1,947 (joint 192nd with 2 others) | £1,947 (joint 183rd with 2 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £135,078 (503rd) | £160,209 (98th) | £133,613 (405th) | £108,908 | £96,438 (631st) | £88,925 (633rd) | £86,956 (627th) | £67,623 (613th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £816 (482nd). Air £3,713 (71st).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £1,300 (400th). Air £8,560 (53rd).