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Lord Wills
Labour Peer
- Also represented North Swindon
- Entered the House of Lords on 12 July 2010
- Previously MP for North Swindon until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Entered Parliament on 1 May 1997 — General election
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Lord Wills voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Protection of Freedoms Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (6 Feb 2012)
“I am very grateful to the Minister, who is genuinely trying to offer reassurance on these issues. I think that the whole House is grateful to him for that. But is saying that he will continue to monitor the effects, so that if the Government see an increase in the sort of selfish behaviour by motorists on private land that my noble friend has outlined they will be prepared to introduce new...”
- Protection of Freedoms Bill — Report (2nd Day) (Continued) (6 Feb 2012)
“My Lords, I support my noble friend Lady Hayter on this matter. I should declare an interest as someone who suffers fairly regularly from the kind of selfish behaviour that she so compellingly outlined. She set out the arguments so well that I do not intend to rehearse them again. I only ask the Minister to reflect on the sentiment of the House that, in dealing with the very real problems of...”
- Written Answers — House of Lords: Population (24 Jan 2012)
“To ask Her Majesty's Government what estimate they have made of the number of people over 18 (1) born in Scotland and now resident in other parts of the United Kingdom, (2) born in England, Wales or Northern Ireland and now resident in Scotland, and (3) born in a European Union member state other than the United Kingdom, and now resident in Scotland.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has spoken in 27 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Has received answers to 17 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70.41% of votes in this House with this affiliation — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- People have made 17 annotations on this Lord’s speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 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") 371 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 60 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 | £18,582 (341st) | £20,766 (362nd) | £16,051 (491st) | £10,661 | £16,948 (432nd) | £14,407 (485th) | £13,889 (544th) | £8,750 (583rd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £246 (joint 119th with 4 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £11,951 (535th) | £10,216 (589th) | £10,048 (620th) | £14,048 | £11,847 (583rd) | £17,957 (467th) | £15,958 (519th) | £14,344 (369th) |
| Staffing costs | £108,264 (27th) | £100,554 (13th) | £97,667 (9th) | £89,902 | £77,813 (66th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,355 (272nd) | £48,889 (219th) |
| Communications Allowance | £8,748 (325th) | £9,406 (241st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £1,578 (596th)1 | £1,414 (603rd)2 | £2,879 (560th)3 | £3,065 | £3,016 (593rd) | £907 (640th) | £2,544 (602nd) | £1,531 (610th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £310 (234th) | £0 | £0 | £76 | £0 | £448 (joint 279th with 1 other) | £175 (391st) | £172 (366th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £39 (348th) | 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 | £6,972 (37th) | £1,732 (60th) | £2,266 (78th) | £2,795 | £1,716 (141st) | £1,973 (joint 70th with 1 other) | £2,005 (87th) | £1,600 (139th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,254 (40th) | £7,427 (69th) | £6,919 | £4,927 (142nd) | £5,641 (89th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,328 (joint 152nd with 1 other) | £1,739 (8th) | £776 | £1,355 (joint 616th with 1 other) | £1,340 (610th) | £472 (645th) | £0 | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £2,429 (50th) | £1,909 (45th) | £0 | £0 | £1,304 (63rd) | £294 (81st) | £0 |
| Total | £156,405 (244th) | £153,138 (213th) | £139,986 (285th) | £128,242 | £117,622 (447th) | £112,000 (485th) | £100,938 (531st) | £76,513 (532nd) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £67 (570th). Rail £1,511 (404th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £580 (553rd). Rail £834 (454th).