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Geoffrey Robinson
Labour MP for Coventry North West
- Entered Parliament on 4 March 1976 — unknown
- Majority: 9,315 votes. — 253rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Committees and topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Geoffrey Robinson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Health, Treasury, Home Department, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Taxis, Disciplinary Investigations, National Statistics, Iraq, Road Accidents
(based on written questions asked by Geoffrey Robinson and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Children, Schools and Families: Topical Questions (8 Mar 2010)
“May I ask the Secretary of State to take a second look at one aspect of the Building Schools for the Future programme? Schools with listed aspects to their architecture-classrooms built on concrete, for example-are penalised because they cannot rebuild completely. An element of flexibility is needed, but it does not exist at present.”
- Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (25 Feb 2010) has video
“I am sure that my right hon. Friend shares with me a mutual concern that we exploit every drop of gas and oil in and around our own waters. May I congratulate him on the introduction of the field allowance in the North sea, which is proving so successful? I put it to him, in the same terms, that the brownfield sites around the same area, but a bit further away from the existing production...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust (24 Feb 2010)
“May I put a very simple point to my right hon. Friend? What clearly stands out from all this wealth of erudite and important words that we have heard in this House and everywhere else is that the hospital was terribly understaffed. If a company or any other organisation were so seriously understaffed, it would never get anywhere. I therefore have a suggestion. It involves one piece of paper,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 25 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 2 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 78% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- 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") 336 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £11,505 (577th) | £9,623 (571st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,042 (568th) | £9,576 (599th) | £7,002 (637th) | £6,575 | £0 | £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) | £16,853 (487th) | £0 |
| Staffing costs | £99,643 (177th) | £87,806 (323rd) | £81,466 (413th) | £96,911 | £89,661 (5th) | £69,854 (195th) | £65,276 (joint 283rd with 2 others) | £48,817 (222nd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,163 (222nd) | £4,153 (496th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £13,245 (104th)1 | £20,118 (18th)2 | £9,641 (232nd)3 | £7,251 | £9,390 (355th) | £9,214 (357th) | £8,904 (381st) | £5,313 (452nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,390 (50th) | £1,370 (58th) | £687 (177th) | £1,304 | £209 (363rd) | £0 | £142 (402nd) | £978 (138th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £46 (343rd) | 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 | £2,122 (507th) | £814 (joint 308th with 1 other) | £544 (514th) | £1,176 | £904 (324th) | £576 (472nd) | £1,176 (263rd) | £708 (joint 447th with 3 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £2,295 (328th) | £2,419 (350th) | £4,012 | £2,579 (322nd) | £1,645 (476th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £885 (617th) | £698 (622nd) | £0 | £1,590 (545th) | £1,590 (joint 531st with 1 other) | £1,590 (joint 503rd with 1 other) | £1,590 (joint 425th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £137,606 (483rd) | £127,063 (558th) | £102,457 (625th) | £117,229 | £104,333 (593rd) | £101,678 (587th) | £105,446 (485th) | £67,029 (618th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,600 (422nd). Rail £11,645 (23rd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,959 (222nd). Rail £15,999 (2nd). Air £160 (154th).