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Lord Spicer
Conservative Peer
- Also represented West Worcestershire; Worcestershire South
- Entered the House of Lords on 12 July 2010
- Previously MP for West Worcestershire until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Spicer voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Aviation: UK Civil Aviation — Question for Short Debate (23 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, I had not intended to join in this debate, but I would like to make one point. As has been said already, Heathrow has, for the past 40 years-certainly since I was Minister for aviation-been the number one international interchange airport in the world. Gatwick, as it happens, has been number three for some time. Heathrow is now full up. There is no doubt about it. It is full. The...”
- Airports: Heathrow — Question (12 Dec 2011)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what assumption they make about capacity levels at peak times at Heathrow Airport when forming their transport plans.”
- Airports: Heathrow — Question (12 Dec 2011)
“My Lords, my Question came with the bias of a former Aviation Minister. Given that Heathrow Airport is now effectively full at peak times, what is to be done about that while we wait 20 years for a new airport to be built in the Thames?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 72 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- 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 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 76.33% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- People have made 0 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 643 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 5 times in debates — well below average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 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 | £20,440 (263rd) | £21,162 (337th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £13,504 (469th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £7,185 (622nd) | £11,701 (552nd) | £22,752 (163rd) | £12,662 | £19,315 (joint 118th with 1 other) | £18,320 (425th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £18,024 (239th) |
| Staffing costs | £50,285 (638th) | £46,714 (641st) | £57,031 (637th) | £73,227 | £63,209 (578th) | £65,627 (431st) | £66,103 (174th) | £43,737 (417th) |
| Communications Allowance | £24,817 (1st) | £21,587 (1st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,585 (521st)1 | £4,664 (484th)2 | £5,647 (423rd)3 | £4,336 | £6,789 (469th) | £7,012 (444th) | £6,971 (455th) | £5,431 (444th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £43 | £0 | £75 (442nd) | £179 (joint 387th with 1 other) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £459 (joint 206th with 1 other) | £168 (301st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,985 (375th) | £560 (joint 456th with 1 other) | £702 (412th) | £699 | £941 (311th) | £716 (396th) | £861 (joint 398th with 2 others) | £1,114 (joint 290th with 1 other) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,545 (456th) | £1,777 (445th) | £1,173 | £1,824 (434th) | £1,540 (joint 487th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,107 (joint 485th with 2 others) | £911 (joint 551st with 1 other) | £0 | £1,943 (joint 212th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 208th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 205th with 5 others) | £1,943 (joint 195th with 5 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £109,756 (616th) | £109,208 (623rd) | £110,930 (604th) | £113,774 | £114,923 (487th) | £115,566 (399th) | £114,013 (300th) | £83,753 (436th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,136 (359th). Rail £1,449 (410th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,814 (310th). Rail £1,792 (366th). Other: Rail £58 (146th).