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Lord Tyler
Liberal Democrat Peer
- Also represented North Cornwall; Bodmin
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- Entered the House of Lords on 15 June 2005
- Previously MP for North Cornwall until 11 April 2005 — did not stand for re-election
- Positions held at time of appointment: Member of Parliament for Bodmin, 1974, North Cornwall, 1992-2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman on agriculture and rural affairs, 1992-1997; on transport, 1994-1995; on food, 1997-1999; Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, 1997-2001; Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, 1997-2005. (from Number 10 press release)
- Entered Parliament on 28 February 1974 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Tyler voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly against a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Local Government Bill [HL]: Report (28 Jul 2010)
“My Lords, I had not intended to participate in this debate, but I am moved by the eloquence of the Howarth-Hollis panegyric in favour of county unitary status, as that seems to be the sheer thread of their argument: unitary authorities-county unitary authorities, rather than city unitary authorities-avoid the duplication that has been referred to at such length.”
- Local Government Bill [HL]: Report (28 Jul 2010)
“But the argument advanced by the noble Baroness and the noble Lord was much more applicable to counties. I was a member of Devon County Council in the long-distant past, when I was very young-I was 22. I then had the experience of seeing the County Borough of Torbay taken out of Devon. It was disastrous both for Torbay and for Devon. More recent experience that I have had would be more...”
- Privileges and Conduct: Motion to Agree (27 Jul 2010)
“Before the Chairman of Committees sits down, would he clarify one point? The fact that the attempt to influence members of the committee was unsuccessful is surely not entirely relevant. The fact that the members were successful in resisting any attempt to influence them is of course important in the outcome, but if someone attempted to bribe a Member of either House but was unsuccessful,...”
More of Lord Tyler's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 33 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 5 written questions in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2005, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 66% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 3 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — above average amongst Lords.
- 11 people are tracking whenever this peer speaks — email me whenever Lord Tyler speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 172 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 | £13,515 (515th) | £16,057 (434th) | £15,255 (514th) | £14,945 (361st) | |||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |||
| Office running costs | £791 | £19,102 (214th) | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £18,138 (320th) | £19,525 (178th) | |||
| Staffing costs | £6,665 | £67,682 (457th) | £65,954 (joint 422nd with 1 other) | £60,696 (506th) | £45,156 (357th) | |||
| Communications Allowance | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £340 | £16,769 (joint 100th with 1 other) | £15,242 (139th) | £14,930 (142nd) | £11,402 (156th) | |||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £780 (joint 222nd with 1 other) | £283 (335th) | £480 (joint 261st with 1 other) | £687 (joint 193rd with 2 others) | |||
| 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 | £1,002 (joint 287th with 1 other) | £692 (410th) | £1,354 (joint 199th with 2 others) | £1,841 (96th) | |||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | N/A | N/A | £0 | £2,496 (327th) | £1,809 (448th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £0 | £2,041 (joint 24th with 2 others) | £2,041 (joint 20th with 2 others) | £2,041 (joint 20th with 2 others) | £2,041 (joint 20th with 2 others) | |||
| Other Costs | £16,377 | £0 | £124 (85th) | £0 | £0 | |||
| Total | £24,173 | £123,387 (322nd) | £121,001 (288th) | £112,894 (328th) | £95,597 (158th) |