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Lord Smith of Finsbury
Labour Peer
- Also represented Islington South and Finsbury
- Entered the House of Lords on 18 July 2005
- Previously MP for Islington South and Finsbury until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury, 1983-2005. Opposition spokesman on treasury and economic affairs, 1987-1992; Principal Opposition spokesman on environmental protection, 1992-1994; on national heritage, 1994-1995; on social security, 1995-1996; on health, 1996-1997; Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997-2001. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Smith of Finsbury voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Creative Industries (30 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the current value of the creative industries to the United Kingdom economy, in terms of gross domestic product contribution, growth and jobs.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Copyright (23 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the costs and losses for the creative industries of the proposals in the consultation on copyright to (1) introduce an exception for private copying; (2) introduce an exception for official celebrations; and (3) make exceptions override contractual provisions.”
- Teaching School-Age Sport — Question for Short Debate (7 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, it is a privilege to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Grey-Thompson, and a pleasure to be taking part in this very short but important debate. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for tabling the subject. I want to make three brief points about why school-age sport-that means sport in schools, sports associated with schools but outside school hours and sport completely separate...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 4 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 11 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 28.59% of votes in this House with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 24 times in debates — 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| London costs | £253 | £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 | £137 | £4,041 (649th) | £18,798 (joint 192nd with 12 others) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £8,094 (571st) | |||
| Staffing costs | £14,197 | £91,336 (1st) | £74,985 (joint 8th with 27 others) | £71,734 (joint 54th with 1 other) | £60,945 (15th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £4,767 (543rd) | £2,910 (593rd) | £1,599 (623rd) | £1,823 (599th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| 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 | £23 | £856 (338th) | £1,257 (165th) | £1,976 (91st) | £1,426 (190th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £150 | £2,595 (318th) | £3,346 (223rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £1,401 (joint 605th with 1 other) | £1,401 (joint 592nd with 1 other) | £1,401 (joint 574th with 1 other) | £1,401 (503rd) | |||
| Other Costs | £28,230 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £42,990 | £106,614 (580th) | £104,271 (567th) | £96,471 (575th) | £74,916 (546th) |