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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 against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. 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
- Has never voted on automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Has never voted on encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Never rebels against their party.
Most recent appearances
- Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) (14 May 2012)
“As this is so important-I know that it is very late-I would be grateful if the Minister would say what gives him such confidence that the register will be so comprehensive. It is not comprehensive now. Every independent expert thinks that the way in which the Government are introducing individual registration will make it even more flawed. When I was the Minister and brought in most of the...”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (10 May 2012)
“I am grateful to the noble and learned Lord for giving way. Is it not possible to conceive of a democratic mandate for a revising and scrutinising Chamber? That is precisely the reason for it. It is not necessarily an inferior role, just a different role. That is what needs to be placed in the legislation. I think that most noble Lords who have spoken so far agree with that.”
- Queen's Speech — Debate (2nd Day) (10 May 2012)
“I hesitate to keep intervening, as I have had my say already, but I am very interested in what the noble Lord has just said. When I was the Minister for Constitutional Affairs, I was very attracted to exactly that idea of a constitutional council. It is desperately needed, and I very much welcome his suggestion today, but as soon as I raised the idea officials got extremely anxious and...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
- Has received answers to 18 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 66.53% of votes in this House with this affiliation — above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
- 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") 72 times in debates — above 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).