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Lord Soley

Labour Peer

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

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• 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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• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Soley voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against introducing a smoking ban. 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
• Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
• Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
• Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
• Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
• Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes

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• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Most recent appearances

Russia — Question (26 Jul 2010)

“While regular meetings between senior political and business leaders would obviously be very welcome, will the Minister not forget the importance of the links between the Russian and British people? Perhaps some thought can be given to something the Russians have already helped on-a visit to Poolewe where the Arctic convoys assembled during the war to supply Russia, at great loss of British...”

House of Lords: Allowances — Motion to Approve (20 Jul 2010)

“I shall speak not just on the matters before us today but also the way in which we address them. We are doing a bit of what we have done in past-it happened in the House of Commons, too; that is, amending on the Floor of the House. It is that which gets us into so many difficulties. This problem started in the House of Commons some 40 or 50 years ago. It blew apart with the passage of the...”

Afghanistan — Statement (7 Jul 2010)

“I am also in favour of briefings, and I welcome that offer. What plans do the Government have to combat the assumption that is already creeping into some aspects of the British media that British troops have had to leave the area because of casualties and so on? The barely hidden implication is that these casualties have been in vain because we have had to leave. This has happened before. We...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 4 written questions in the last year — 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 78% of votes in this 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.
• 2 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Soley speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 102 times in debates — above average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)

Expenses

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