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Lord Smith of Finsbury
Labour Peer
- Also represented Islington South and Finsbury
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- 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 moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Sometimes rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Energy: Oil (27 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what regulatory requirements they are considering introducing for new applications for deep-water drilling for oil, drawing on the experience of the recent leak in the Gulf of Mexico.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Church of England: Appointments (22 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers the Prime Minister has when names are submitted to him by the Church of England for appointment as a bishop or archbishop to reject both names and request further submissions; and whether any such powers have been exercised in the past 20 years.”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: NHS: Health Centres (22 Jul 2010)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what powers they have to intervene in relation to the safeguarding of the future of the Finsbury Health Centre, in the event that the Islington Primary Care Trust does not reach agreement with Islington Council's Health and Wellbeing Centre.”
More of Lord Smith of Finsbury's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 8 debates in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 14 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 20% of votes in this 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.
- 25 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") 19 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) |