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Andrew Robathan
Conservative MP for Blaby
- Deputy Chief Whip, Whips (since 16 Dec 2005)
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 7,873 votes. — 357th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Andrew Robathan voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Selection Committee (since 3 Aug 2006)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, International Development, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Trade and Industry, Transport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Zimbabwe, Iraq, Royal Navy, Electoral Registration, Caravans
(based on written questions asked by Andrew Robathan and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Parliament (Joint Departments) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (5 out of n/a)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Communications Bill Committee (25 out of n/a)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“I am grateful-and surprised-to be called, Mr. Speaker.”
- Business of the House (19 Nov 2009)
“It is common currency that, regrettably, this Parliament is very discredited and has become irrelevant to too many of our constituents. We have the Select Committee on Reform of the House of Commons, IPSA and the flawed constitutional reform committee, and we are only a few months away from a general election, yet today only three Labour Back Benchers are bothering to ask the Leader of the...”
- Coroners and Justice Bill: Schedule 1 — Duty or power to suspend or resume investigations (12 Nov 2009)
“What? Pathetic.”
More of Andrew Robathan's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 56 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 26 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- 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 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 29 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 567 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
28 July-1 August 2008, to Iran, for meetings with Iranian politicians and officials. Flights and accommodation were paid for by the Conservative Middle East Council. Some hospitality was provided by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran. (Registered 18 August 2008)
9-19 September 2008, to Israel, Palestine and Lebanon, accompanied by my wife, paid for by the Conservative Middle East Council. (Registered 16 October 2008)
14-19 November 2008, to the United Arab Emirates on cross-party fact-finding trip which included meetings with the Government of the UAE, who met the costs of the visit. (Registered 10 December 2008)
8. Land and Property
Farm in Leicestershire, including rented residential property, from which income is received.
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £15,309 (321st) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £11,934 (546th) | £9,700 (621st) | £7,949 | £16,917 (414th) | £6,829 (645th) | £10,255 (620th) | £5,848 (614th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £64,599 (624th) | £66,967 (608th) | £76,992 | £74,630 (154th) | £68,266 (220th) | £57,723 (565th) | £40,275 (505th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,204 (386th)* | £6,124 (394th)** | £6,771 | £6,795 (468th) | £7,426 (424th) | £7,827 (416th) | £4,762 (481st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £284 | £287 (329th) | £526 (260th) | £0 | £251 (329th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £362 (244th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £664 (33rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £233 (612th) | £352 (590th) | £663 | £367 (562nd) | £226 (joint 619th) | £258 (625th) | £443 (574th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,237 (529th) | £325 (632nd) | £3,152 | £1,302 (joint 529th) | £1,054 (554th) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,278 (217th) | £1,035 (369th) | £1,029 | £1,577 (548th) | £1,463 (576th) | £1,463 (556th) | £0 |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £109,594 (621st) | £106,613 (614th) | £118,474 | £122,777 (339th) | £106,123 (556th) | £97,248 (567th) | £66,888 (619th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,754 (235th). Rail £2,450 (325th).