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Andrew Robathan
Conservative MP for South Leicestershire
- Also represented Blaby
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans), Defence (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- 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 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 very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. 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 a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. 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)
- Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (4 out of 7)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
- Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- Communications Bill Committee (25 out of 25)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Marine Wildlife Conservation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- International Development Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Redundancy (2 Feb 2012)
“A total of 13 personnel based at Merville Barracks, Colchester Garrison were selected for redundancy under tranche one of the redundancy scheme in September 2011. The 13 personnel are split across the following units: HQ 16 Air Assault Brigade; HQ Colchester Garrison; Equipment Care Inspection Team Colchester; 13 Air Assault Support Regiment Royal Logistic Corps; 7 Para Royal Horse Artillery...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Departmental Drinks (2 Feb 2012)
“The Ministry of Defence does not hold financial information in a form that allows us to identify expenditure on wine and alcohol separately from other expenditure and therefore this information could be provided only at disproportionate cost. The provision of wine and other alcoholic refreshments at public expense is authorised only in exceptional circumstances and must be modest and...”
- Written Answers — Defence: Armed Forces: Life Insurance (1 Feb 2012)
“I will write to the right hon. Member with the information requested. Substantive answer from Andrew Robathan to Jim Murphy: I undertook to write to you on 16 January 2012, Official Report, column 437W, in answer to your question about PAX, and other insurance held by service personnel serving in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts, the data requested can be found as follows: Afghanistan...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 23 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 75.95% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 43 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") 698 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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 – 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).