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Lord Smith of Finsbury

Labour Peer

• Also represented Islington South & Finsbury

• Entered the House of Lords on 18 July 2005
• Previously MP for Islington South & 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
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Smith of Finsbury voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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• Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.

Most recent appearances

Climate Change: Copenhagen Conference — Debate (14 Jan 2010)

“My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of the Environment Agency, the day-by-day work of which gives us direct experience and evidence of how our weather, our climate and our environment here in England and Wales are changing. We may not yet be able to attribute directly to climate change the fact that the most intensive rainfall in a concentrated period of 24 hours ever seen in England...”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Universities: Museums and Galleries (12 Jan 2010)

“To ask Her Majesty's Government when they expect the review of funding for university museums and galleries led by Sir Muir Russell to be completed; when they expect a report and their response to be published; and what discussions Sir Muir Russell intends to undertake in the course of his review with directors of university museums.”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Universities: Museums and Galleries (11 Jan 2010)

“To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria regarding public access and benefit have been included in the terms of reference for Sir Muir Russell's review of funding for university museums and galleries.”

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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 5 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 21% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
• 24 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Smith of Finsbury speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 17 times in debates — below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source).