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Andrew Robathan
Conservative MP for South Leicestershire
- Also represented Blaby
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Voting record
- 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
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 1)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Communications Bill Committee (25 out of 25)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan (20 May 2013)
“Reaper is the UK's only armed Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS). As at 11 May 2013, 335 Hellfire precision guided missiles and 51 GBU-12 laser guided bombs had been released from UK Reapers in support of UK and coalition forces in Afghanistan. Weapons are only released by RPAS under the command of trained pilots.”
- Written Answers — Defence: Afghanistan (20 May 2013)
“On current plans, the Afghan National Army Officer Academy mentor team will have eight female only positions filled by Ministry of Defence personnel. These posts are dedicated to the support of female cadet training. In addition to the mentoring roles, the UK will deploy a number of personnel in related support positions. We expect these will be open to female personnel, but will not know the...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Basic Skills (20 May 2013)
“The conduct of an Initial Assessment on numeracy and literacy provides a diagnostic tool used to establish starting levels of recruits and as such it does not have pass or fail criteria. The figures supplied previously are the results of all of the initial assessments that were conducted by the armed forces in the time period concerned.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 16 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- 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 72.94% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 47 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") 759 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | £24,006 (joint 1st with 48 others) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £15,309 (321st) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £8,931 (600th) | £11,934 (546th) | £9,700 (621st) | £7,949 | £16,917 (414th) | £6,829 (645th) | £10,255 (620th) | £5,848 (614th) |
| Staffing costs | £65,135 (624th) | £64,599 (624th) | £66,967 (608th) | £76,992 | £74,630 (154th) | £68,266 (220th) | £57,723 (565th) | £40,275 (505th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £7,359 (321st)1 | £6,204 (386th)2 | £6,124 (394th)3 | £6,771 | £6,795 (468th) | £7,426 (424th) | £7,827 (416th) | £4,762 (481st) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £284 | £287 (329th) | £526 (260th) | £0 | £251 (329th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £631 (177th) | £362 (244th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £493 (35th) | £664 (33rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,611 (566th) | £233 (612th) | £352 (590th) | £663 | £367 (562nd) | £226 (joint 619th with 1 other) | £258 (625th) | £443 (574th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,237 (529th) | £325 (632nd) | £3,152 | £1,302 (joint 529th with 1 other) | £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 | £3,515 (54th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £111,682 (615th) | £109,594 (621st) | £106,613 (614th) | £118,474 | £122,777 (339th) | £106,123 (556th) | £97,248 (567th) | £66,888 (619th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,511 (226th). Rail £3,400 (266th). Misc £10 (244th). Other: European £438 (105th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,754 (235th). Rail £2,450 (325th).