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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
• Most recent appearances
• Numerology
• 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 replacing Trident. votes
• Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
• Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
• Voted moderately against equal gay rights. 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 very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. 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
• Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
• Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
• Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
• Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
• Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
• Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
• Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
• Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. 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

Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Wind Power (23 Apr 2013)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change how many accidents related to wind turbines have been recorded by his Department in the last three years.”

Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Work Capability Assessment (17 Apr 2013)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what steps he is taking to implement Professor Harrington's recommendations on the work capability assessment and improve such assessments for those on the autistic spectrum.”

Written Answers — Environment Food and Rural Affairs: Pesticides (15 Apr 2013)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment he has made of the environmental effect of pest control alternatives to neonicotinoids.”

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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 10 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 67.26% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 8 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") 111 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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.

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).

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