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Geoffrey Cox
Conservative MP for Torridge and West Devon
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Geoffrey Cox voted on key issues:
- Voted strongly against more EU integration. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Health, Trade and Industry, Communities and Local Government, Justice
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dentistry, Turbines: Health Hazards, Secure Training Centres: Restraint Techniques, Environmental Stewardship Scheme, Peninsular Power Ltd.
(based on written questions asked by Geoffrey Cox and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Law Commission Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Serious Crime Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
- Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
Most recent appearances
- Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber (23 May 2012)
“Safety regulations for yacht and boat delivery companies – Geoffrey Cox. ”
- Written Answers — Justice: Powers of Attorney (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many applications for local powers of attorney were dealt with by the Office of the Public Guardian within (a) 30 days, (b) 60 days, (c) 90 days and (d) more than 90 days in the latest period for which figures are available.”
- Written Answers — Transport: Rescue Services (17 May 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how often the helicopters based at Portland and Lee-on-Solent have been airborne on operational missions at the same time in the latest period for which figures are available.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 7 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 68.98% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 96 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Practice at the Bar of England and Wales
Messrs. Janes, solicitors, Address: 17 Waterloo Place, London SW17 4AR.
Received £106,580.73 for legal services provided between 1 October 2009 and 31 July 2010. Hours: 461 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received £21,000 for legal services provided between 1 December 2010 and 31 January 2011. Hours: 35 hrs. (Registered 19 December 2011)
Received £20,000 for legal services provided between 1 January and 30 June 2011. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 12 April 2012)
Received £3,000 for legal services provided on 11 and 12 July 2011. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 12 April 2012)
Messrs. Paul Martin & Co. Address: 8-10 Eastern Road, Romford RM1 3PS.
Received £24,541.58 for legal services provided between 1 September 2010 and 30 November 2010. Hours: 100 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Messrs. Royds LLP. Address: 65 Carter Lane, London EC4V 5HF.
Received £2,500, for legal services provided between 1 March 2010 and 30 April 2010. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Messrs. McGrigors. Address: 5 Old Bailey, London EC4M 7BA.
Received £1,762.50 for legal services provided between 1 January 2011 and 10 March 2011. Hours: 3 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received £15,600 for legal services provided between 10 March 2011 and 31 November 2011. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 12 April 2012)
Messrs. Aegis Tax LLP. Address: 2 Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn, London WC2A 3RH.
Received £30,000 for legal services provided between 1 March 2011 and 31 May 2011. Hours: 50 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received £3,500 for legal services provided between 1 June 2010 and 17 May 2011. Hours: 7 hrs. (Registered 13 December 2011)
Received £54,000 for legal services provided between 1 January 2011 and 31 July 2011 Hours: 80 hrs. (Registered 12 April 2012)
Received £42,000 for legal services provided between 31 July 2011 and 31 November 2011. Hour: 60 hrs. (Registered 12 April 2012)
Messrs. Garstangs. Address: 227/228 Strand, London WC2R 1BA. Received £125,991 for legal services provided between 1 September 2010 and 31 May 2011. Hours 530 hrs. (Registered 12 April 2012)
Government of Mauritius (State Law Office). Address: R Seeneevassen Building, Port Louis, Mauritius. Received £6,500 for legal services provided between 1 May and 30 June 2011. Hours: 30 hrs. (Registered 12 April 2012)
7. Overseas benefits and gifts
See my entry under Category 2 above.
8. Land and Property
Cottage and farmland in West Devon, from which rental income is received.
Register last updated: 30 Apr 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,000 (145th) | £20,250 (382nd) | £19,250 (414th) | £18,685 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £23,326 (79th) | £20,898 (185th) | £29,143 (11th) | £27,595 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £91,910 (414th) | £81,135 (514th) | £78,957 (474th) | £55,756 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £11,262 (119th) | £6,283 (403rd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,897 (168th)1 | £12,281 (joint 138th with 1 other)2 | £11,344 (joint 151st with 1 other)3 | £11,141 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £53 (joint 375th with 1 other) | £0 | £0 | £362 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £768 (148th) | £1,120 (114th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £183 (59th) | £65 (97th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,979 (269th) | £567 (joint 451st with 2 others) | £985 (284th) | £1,546 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,523 (462nd) | £2,406 (352nd) | £3,626 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,238 (joint 275th with 1 other) | £1,177 (joint 133rd with 2 others) | £1,177 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £165,377 (122nd) | £145,360 (349th) | £143,262 (207th) | £119,888 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,138 (255th). Rail £7,759 (86th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,396 (262nd). Rail £8,885 (71st).