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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.

    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

    Read about how the voting record is decided.

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

    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)

    RSS feed Most recent appearances

    Health and Safety (Company Director Liability): Clause 24 — Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification (19 Jan 2010) has video

    “What does the European Court of Justice mean when it describes something, as it has done in hundreds of its judgments, as being within the exclusive competence or jurisdiction of the European institutions?”

    Health and Safety (Company Director Liability): Clause 24 — Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification (19 Jan 2010) has video

    “On a point of order, Mrs. Heal. It cannot be appropriate for the Minister to descend to such an undignified submission about Opposition Members. It must be wrong to suggest that there is a conflict of interest in that respect.”

    Health and Safety (Company Director Liability): Clause 24 — Treaties to be laid before Parliament before ratification (19 Jan 2010) has video

    “Not "right honourable".”

    More of Geoffrey Cox's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 12 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 19 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 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 60% 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 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
    • 92 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Geoffrey Cox speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 70 times in debates — well 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.
    Received £11,500 for legal services provided. Hours: 21hrs carried out between 23 June 2008 and 15 December 2008. (Registered 10 August 2009)
    Received £6000 for legal services provided between 1 May 2009 and 1 July 2009. Hours: 12 hrs. (Registered 19 October 2009)
    Received £4350 for legal services provided between 15 May 2009 and 22 June 2009. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 19 October 2009)
    Received £2000 for legal services provided between 7 December 2007 and 20 May 2009. Hours: 45 hrs. (Registered 19 October 2009)
    8. Land and Property
    Cottage and farmland in West Devon, from which rental income is received.

    Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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.

    Type2008/09 (ranking out of 647)2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    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)3 £12,281 (joint 138th with 1 other)2 £11,344 (joint 151st with 1 other)1 £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 (121st) £145,360 (349th) £143,262 (207th) £119,888        

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

    3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,138 (255th). Rail £7,759 (86th).

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