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Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Conservative MP for The Cotswolds
- Also represented Cotswold; Cirencester and Tewkesbury
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
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- Topics of interest
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- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. 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
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, International Development, Deputy Prime Minister, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan, Sudan, Nepal, Parliamentary Questions, Burma
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (1 out of 11)
- Local Government Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Homes Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Work and Pensions: Syria (20 May 2013)
“If weekend reports are correct, the Russians have beefed up their fleet in the Mediterranean and supplied anti-ship weapons. Does that not mean that they are upping the ante? Has my right hon. Friend any cause for optimism that if the Russians turn up to the next peace conference, they will negotiate in any meaningful manner?”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Exports (16 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when his Department's (a) export refinancing scheme and (b) Direct Lending Facility will be in operation.”
- Finance (No. 2) Bill (15 Apr 2013)
“In passing, may I say how hypocritical it is of Opposition Members to say what they have been saying about debt levels? Had they not left us with the debt level we inherited, we would not have this problem. Despite what my hon. Friend might be hearing from the banks, my constituents tell me that they are lending only when they can get copper-bottomed, personal guarantees and that the lending...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 52 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 81.07% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 6 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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") 1033 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 | £14,719 (491st) | £17,200 (403rd) | £17,321 (455th) | £13,774 (joint 457th with 1 other) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £21,464 (152nd) | £21,402 (133rd) | £22,960 (158th) | £20,000 | £14,252 (521st) | £18,025 (458th) | £16,452 (501st) | £12,587 (440th) |
| Staffing costs | £80,049 (569th) | £82,859 (473rd) | £87,674 (135th) | £84,080 | £72,199 (250th) | £68,023 (joint 228th with 71 others) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £45,361 (353rd) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,974 (131st) | £4,019 (504th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,889 (451st)1 | £3,344 (543rd)2 | £3,893 (529th)3 | £3,888 | £4,592 (550th) | £5,660 (494th) | £6,178 (478th) | £3,939 (520th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £51 (joint 379th with 1 other) | £67 (joint 395th with 1 other) | £181 (332nd) | £0 | £50 (joint 444th with 1 other) | £60 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £114 (joint 412th with 1 other) | £90 (joint 408th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | 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 | £4,286 (231st) | £496 (joint 493rd with 1 other) | £835 (joint 345th with 2 others) | £936 | £670 (420th) | £600 (joint 461st with 1 other) | £925 (joint 369th with 1 other) | £945 (joint 354th with 2 others) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,447 (480th) | £4,568 (155th) | £3,845 | £2,604 (317th) | £2,842 (285th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,365 (joint 94th with 1 other) | £1,277 (50th) | £1,096 | £2,002 (joint 65th with 1 other) | £2,002 (joint 58th with 1 other) | £2,002 (joint 58th with 1 other) | £2,002 (joint 57th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £418 (94th) | £0 | £0 | £193 (64th) |
| Total | £145,719 (375th) | £138,082 (431st) | £143,498 (201st) | £135,479 | £111,506 (530th) | £114,412 (434th) | £108,588 (424th) | £78,891 (499th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,606 (213th). Rail £378 (521st). Other: European £905 (64th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,893 (305th). Rail £162 (546th). Other: Rail £67 (136th). Air £222 (30th).