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Lord Stratford

Former Labour Peer,

• Also represented West Ham; Newham North West


• Entered the House of Lords on 4 July 2005
• Previously MP for West Ham until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
• Left Parliament on 8 January 2006 — Died
• Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Newham North West, 1983-1997 and West Ham, 1997-2005. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, 1997 to 1999. (from Number 10 press release)
• Entered Parliament on 9 June 1983 — General election

• Voting record
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Expenses

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Lord Stratford voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very 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 strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

Read about how the voting record is decided.

• Never rebels against their party.

Most recent appearances

Written Answers — House of Lords: Primary Care Trusts: Psychiatric Care (19 Dec 2005)

“asked Her Majesty's Government: How many primary care trusts place psychiatric care patients in private care facilities.”

Terrorism Bill (13 Dec 2005)

“I am listening very carefully to the noble Lord. What would persuade him that up to 90 days was justifiable?”

Terrorism Bill (13 Dec 2005)

“The noble and learned Lord, Lord Fraser, said that he had heard no justification at all for a period of detention of up to 90 days. All I can say is that he could not have listened to the noble Lord, Lord Imbert. The noble and learned Lord may have been in the Chamber but he clearly did not have his ears open. We heard what the noble Lord, Lord Imbert, said. No one in this Chamber or in the...”

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Numerology

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• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 57% of votes in parliament with this affiliation. (From Public Whip)
• 3 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks.

Expenses

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