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Lord Trimble
Conservative Peer, Former UUP MLA for Upper Bann
- Also represented Upper Bann
- Changed party from Crossbench on 16 Apr 2007
- Entered the House of Lords on 6 June 2006
- Previously MP for Upper Bann until 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)
- Positions held at time of appointment: Former Member of Parliament for Upper Bann; former Leader, Ulster Unionist Party. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 17 May 1990 — unknown
- Entered the Assembly on 25 June 1998 — General election
- Left the Assembly on 30 January 2007 — Dissolved for election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Trimble voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted against the hunting ban. votes
- Has never voted on allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Gaza — Question for Short Debate (8 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I was attached as an international observer to the Israeli Turkel commission, which considered the "Mavi Marmara" flotilla incident. The House of Lords Library note on this debate omits reference to the Turkel commission, but it mentions the Palmer panel, which considered the Israeli and Turkish investigations for the UN. Palmer said: "Israel faces a real threat to its security from...”
- EU Council — Statement (31 Jan 2012)
“My Lords, my noble friend the Leader of the House has made reference to implementing as soon as possible the matters agreed last October. However, is that realistic? Last October, there was reference to agreeing a private sector reduction of Greek bonds by 50 per cent. There has been no agreement, and apparently officials are now looking for a reduction in value of 70 per cent, although the...”
- Welfare Reform Bill: Third Reading (31 Jan 2012)
“Before the Minister replies to that intervention, perhaps I may suggest that we are getting bogged down on the question of amending or rejecting regulations. I thought that the Minister indicated that, before we get to the point of regulations, he will look at this closely, consult people and speak to people. That is where the conversation should be and where the attention should focus at the...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
- Responsiveness to messages sent via WriteToThem.com in 2005: Too little data for valid analysis.
- Has voted in 42.23% of votes in this House with this affiliation — average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this Lord’s speeches — average amongst Lords.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 77 times in debates — 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 | £835 | £15,363 (480th) | £16,618 (419th) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £18,009 (joint 2nd with 55 others) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £4,991 | £19,314 (joint 120th with 2 others) | £14,085 (590th) | £11,057 (610th) | £4,651 (623rd) | |||
| Staffing costs | £17,069 | £48,395 (648th) | £64,273 (joint 458th with 31 others) | £62,236 (392nd) | £39,119 (529th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £426 | £18,974 (70th) | £15,286 (137th) | £18,723 (67th) | £8,514 (297th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £1,885 (84th) | £1,844 (61st) | £796 (198th) | £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 | £826 (348th) | £269 (605th) | £979 (340th) | £841 (393rd) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £2,954 (274th) | £479 (624th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,083 | £1,083 (640th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Other Costs | £34,630 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £59,034 | £108,794 (560th) | £112,854 (464th) | £113,513 (314th) | £71,134 (586th) |