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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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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Geoffrey Clifton-Brown voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. 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 very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. 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
(based on written questions asked by Geoffrey Clifton-Brown and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (1 out of 11)
- Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
- Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Local Government Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
- Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- 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 — Deputy Prime Minister: Individual Voter Registration (7 Feb 2012)
“I have been in touch with my hon. Friend and neighbour about the case of my constituent Mr Brian Hudson following his removal from the electoral register in Weymouth and Portland borough council simply because he had a second home. He had been on the list for three years. Does my hon. Friend think it right that anyone can be arbitrarily removed from an electoral register on the grounds that...”
- Written Answers — International Development: Development Policy (1 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for International Development what steps his Department is taking to ensure that development policy takes full account of the interests of girls and women.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 36 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 40 written questions in the last year — 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 80.69% 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") 996 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Partner in East Peckham partnership, engaged in arable farming in Norfolk.
Drawings from the partnership for the year to 30 September 2010 amounted to £45,521.11, comprising the following payments: £30,000 on 2 November 2009; £640 on 16 November 2009; £881.56 on 28 February 2009; £582 on 20 July 2010; £2,668.57 on 23 July 2010; £1,372.02 on 24 September 2010 and £9.377.07 in smaller items. (Registered 8 September 2011; updated 18 October 2011)
Drawings from the partnership for the period 1 October 2010 to 31 July 2011 were as follows: £531.58 on 26 October 2010; £524.45 on 24 November 2010; £592.79 on 20 December 2010; £10,602.28 on 25 January 2011; £10,000 on 27 January 2011; £8,640.04 on 28 January 2011;£889.96 on 1 February 2011; £722.66 on 23 February 2011; £733.15 on 22 March 2011; £759.01 on 26 April 2011; £755.42 on 24 May 2011; £849.67 on 24 June 2011; £27,514.31 on 20 July 2011; £3,710.60 on 22 July 2011 and £3,987.75 in smaller items. (Registered 18 October 2011)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
Name of donor: British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC)
Address of donor : Marford Mill, Rossett, Wrexham LL12 0HL
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: one day’s shooting and one night’s accommodation at Catton Hall, Derbyshire; total value £675
Date of receipt of donation: 16 December 2011
Date of acceptance of donation: 16 December 2011
Donor status: Registered Industrial and Provident Society No 28488R
(Registered 14 December 2011)
8. Land and Property
Agricultural holdings in Norfolk, from which I receive rental income.
Various let properties in London, from which I receive rental income.
9. Shareholdings
(b) Interest in Salisbury Road Development LLP, which owns a property in Christchurch, Dorset. (Registered 18 October 2011)
11. Miscellaneous
Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (unremunerated).
Register last updated: 30 Jan 2012. 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).