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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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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Soley voted on key issues since 2001:
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. 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
- Voted for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. 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 equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber (5 Jun 2013)
“Encouraging brain donation to assist scientific research including into degenerative brain diseases – Lord Soley. ”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Royal Charter (21 May 2013)
“To ask Her Majesty’s Government how the order of precedence of business before the Privy Council is determined when two applications for a Royal Charter on the same subject are made.”
- Syria — Statement (20 May 2013)
“Can I take the Minister back to her penultimate answer about the religious aspect? I agree with her about Bosnia; the failure to intervene radicalised and organised people. What I struggle with, and I am certain the Government do too, is the religious divide and how it is moving. The Sunni-Shia divide is getting wider and was never as it is now. Driven, as it must be to some extent, by...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 1 written question 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 81.26% 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") 247 times in debates — well above 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) | £1,447 (104th) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £1,358 | £15,892 (454th) | £13,245 (602nd) | £12,844 (587th) | £11,005 (487th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £8,525 | £77,534 (joint 77th with 6 others) | £68,507 (215th) | £67,332 (165th) | £46,263 (304th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £0 | £723 (642nd) | £2,110 (613th) | £2,311 (610th) | £1,439 (615th) | |||
| 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 | £0 | £280 (602nd) | £279 (603rd) | £692 (joint 475th with 1 other) | £469 (570th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £840 (593rd) | £462 (627th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £281 | £1,543 (563rd) | £1,543 (547th) | £1,293 (600th) | £1,293 (joint 517th with 1 other) | |||
| Other Costs | £27,544 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £37,961 | £98,430 (627th) | £87,593 (638th) | £85,999 (630th) | £60,469 (642nd) |