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Lord Soley
Labour Peer

• Also represented Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush; Hammersmith; Hammersmith North

• Entered the House of Lords on 13 July 2005
• Previously MP for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Hammersmith North, 1979-1983, Hammersmith, 1983-1997 and Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush, 1997-2005. Opposition front bench spokesman on Northern Ireland, 1981-1984, on home affairs, 1984-1987, on housing, 1987-1992. (from Number 10 press release)
• Entered Parliament on 3 May 1979 — General election

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• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Soley voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
• Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
• Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party.

Most recent appearances

Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (14 May 2012)

“Really, the Minister cannot get away with that. The issue is that we cannot legislate because the House of Commons can always overthrow what we do. The Minister spoke about the Queen in Parliament. He should remember that she, as part of it, also cannot legislate. The House of Commons overrides at the end of the day and decides what the law is. We can advise; we can recommend; we can revise;...”

Aviation Policy — Question (14 May 2012)

“The Minister is very good at listening, but I point out that we would like some action. The Government keep saying that they want growth. Aviation expansion related to Europe and the global economy is vital. The third runway at Heathrow would cost nothing to the public and would add about £8 billion to the GDP of this country. Why on earth do they not just get on with it and create...”

Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (Continued) (10 May 2012)

“It is a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, who I have exchanged views with on many occasions in the House of Commons. A number of the things that he said today I readily agree with. The thing that saddens me about the Queen's Speech on this issue is that there was not a very simple line saying, "My Government will bring forward a Bill to set up a constitutional convention to look at the wider...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 51 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 8 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 81.08% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 6 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") 218 times in debates — well above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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