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Lord Soley

Labour Peer

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

• Entered the House of Lords on 13 July 2005
• Previously MP for Ealing, Acton & 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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• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Soley voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly 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 very strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Most recent appearances

Crime: Domestic Violence — Question (11 Nov 2009)

“My Lords, is my noble friend aware of the example of the charity Standing Together Against Domestic Violence? Part of its aim is to help organisations in this area to integrate and co-ordinate their work, and it has been a model for other parts of the country. Could we do more to advertise what it does to other local authorities, courts and police services? It is a very good model to follow.”

Abu Dhabi — Question (10 Nov 2009)

“To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have had discussions with the Government of Abu Dhabi about their commitment to the rule of law.”

Abu Dhabi — Question (10 Nov 2009)

“I am encouraged by that reply. Does my noble friend share my view that no state can succeed in the modern world without the rule of law? She will be aware of the dreadful case of Sheikh Issa and the torture of one of his employees, and she will be aware of a number of businesspeople whose assets have been seized. I am most familiar with the al-Ghussein case. Is it possible for us to assist...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — 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 79% of votes in parliament 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.
• 3 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Soley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 89 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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