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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 (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Stratford voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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More on their full record
- 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 56.67% of votes in this House with this affiliation. (From Public Whip)
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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 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,675 (287th) | £14,664 (joint 392nd with 1 other) | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £14,674 (500th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £13,490 (578th) | £18,168 (229th) | ||||
| Staffing costs | £80,040 (44th) | £74,525 (57th) | £72,310 (joint 1st with 23 others) | £40,189 (507th) | ||||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,454 (582nd) | £3,273 (583rd) | £3,935 (562nd) | £3,609 (537th) | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £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 | £754 (378th) | £924 (295th) | £1,216 (244th) | £1,031 (joint 316th with 1 other) | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | N/A | £1,685 (joint 458th with 1 other) | £2,713 (304th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,948 (198th) | £1,948 (193rd) | £1,948 (191st) | £1,948 (182nd) | ||||
| Other Costs | £361 (96th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £123,818 (310th) | £122,515 (253rd) | £112,574 (337th) | £79,609 (491st) |