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Geoffrey Cox
Conservative MP for Torridge and West Devon

    • Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election

    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

    Read about how the voting record is decided.

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

    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)

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    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.”

    More of Geoffrey Cox's recent appearances

    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

    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 £62,376 for legal services provided between 1 July and 30 November 2011. Hours: 459 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2012)
    Received £5,000 for legal services provided between 15 and 20 April 2012. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Received £31,611.51 for legal services provided between 1 June 2010 and 1 December 2011. Hours: 150 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Received £3,000 for legal services provided between 1 and 30 March 2012. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Received £2,400 for legal services provided between 1 January 2012 and 30 April 2012. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Received £2,400 for legal services provided between 1 May 2012 and 2 July 2012. Hours: 4 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Received £4,800 for legal services provided between 1 May 2012 and 21 August 2012. Hours: 8 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Received £30,000 for legal services provided between 1 December 2011 and 30 September 2012. Hours: 50 hrs. (Registered 14 January 2013)
    Received £4,200 for legal services provided on 12 and 13 September 2012. Hours: 6 hrs. (Registered 14 January 2013)
    Received £12,000 for legal services provided between 1 September and 30 November 2012. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 14 January 2013)
    Messrs. Royds LLP. Address: 65 Carter Lane, London EC4V 5HF.
    Received £12,500 for legal services provided between 1 August 2011 and 30 December 2011. Hours: 25 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2012)
    Messrs. Aegis Tax LLP. Address: 2 Stone Buildings, Lincolns Inn, London WC2A 3RH.
    Received £114,000 for legal services provided between 1 January 2011 and 9 March 2012. Hours: 190 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Received £45,000 for legal services provided between 1 April and 30 September 2012. Hours: 60 hrs. (Registered 14 January 2013)
    Received £18,000 for legal services provided between 1 August and 31 August 2012. Hours: 10 hrs. (Registered 14 January 2013)
    Government of Mauritius (State Law Office). Address: R Seeneevassen Building, Port Louis, Mauritius.
    Received £5,500 for legal services provided between 1 August and 10 August 2011. Hours: 20 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2012)
    Received £23,000 for legal services provided between 1 October and 30 December 2011. Hours: 45 hrs. (Registered 23 May 2012)
    Received £30,000 for legal services provided between 1 June 2010 and 30 March 2012. Hours: 90 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Received £2,000 for legal services provided between 1 August and 31 August 2012. Hours: 5 hrs. (Registered 14 January 2013)
    Messions Axiom Stone, solicitors. Address: DVS House, 4 Spring Villa road, Edgware London HA8 77EB.
    Received £9,600 for legal services provided between 1 March 2012 and 20 July 2012. Hours: 15 hrs. (Registered 15 October 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: 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.

    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)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).

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