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Geoffrey Cox

Conservative MP for Torridge & West Devon

• Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
• Majority: 3,236 votes. — 539th out of 643 MPs.

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• Voting record
• Committees and topics of interest
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• Register of Members’ Interests
• Expenses
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP (From edmi.parliament.uk)

Voting record (from PublicWhip)

How Geoffrey Cox voted on key issues since 2001:

• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Committees and topics of interest

Select Committee membership

• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (since 12 Dec 2006)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Trade and Industry, Health, Communities and Local Government, Home Department

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Dentistry, Environmental Stewardship Scheme, Turbines: Health Hazards, Peninsular Power Ltd., Recycling

(based on written questions asked by Geoffrey Cox and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Serious Crime Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
• Fraud Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)

Most recent appearances

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)

“What has the Minister to fear from submitting proposed terms of reference to this House on a substantive motion for full debate and scrutiny? Will he answer that question?”

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)

“I have listened awestruck and impressed to the contributions made to the House today. I was not a Member of the House until 2005, and it is humbling to listen to the sincerity, passion and candour of those who lived through the experience of having to vote in the House on such a weighty and solemn a matter as sending our country to war. I have not had that responsibility, so it is with some...”

Opposition Day — [14th allotted day]: Iraq Inquiry (24 Jun 2009)

“In order for someone to be found guilty of perjury—or to be charged with perjury—it has to be demonstrated that the events were proceedings within the meaning of the common law. The difficulty about an informal inquiry that is not set up under the Inquiries Act is that it is quite likely that a court would hold that its proceedings were not proceedings of that character....”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 39 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 61% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below 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") 60 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

Register last updated: 24 Jun 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,396 (262nd). Rail £8,885 (71st).

^** Car £7,095 (28th). Rail £3,932 (230th). Air £317 (184th).