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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

    Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: New Clause 8 — MCZs: duty to manage and mitigate impacts upon existing activities (26 Oct 2009)

    “Does the hon. Gentleman agree that the equal application of the law is fundamental to its respect? The situation that he is powerfully and rightly describing is likely to bring the law that the Minister is introducing into disrepute. For example, if Belgian beam trawlers are hoovering up fish on the edge of the 6-mile limit in an area that is a marine conservation zone, that will cause...”

    Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: New Clause 8 — MCZs: duty to manage and mitigate impacts upon existing activities (26 Oct 2009)

    “Does my hon. Friend agree that the demonisation of the fishing industry by some of those to whom I have been listening this evening is unhelpful and unfair? In my constituency, the fishing industry has co-operated in maintaining the pioneering no-take zone around the island of Lundy, with which Labour Members may be familiar, for many years. The no-take zone has resulted in much greater...”

    Written Answers — Transport: Motorcycles: Driving Tests (26 Oct 2009)

    “To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what steps he is taking to ensure that adequate numbers of motorcycle practical test centres are available to those living in rural areas in the South West.”

    More of Geoffrey Cox's recent appearances

    Numerology

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    • Has spoken in 11 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 25 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.
    • 93 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Geoffrey Cox speaks.
    • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 67 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: 28 Oct 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.

    Type2007/08 (ranking out of 645)2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
    Additional Costs Allowance£20,250 (382nd) £19,250 (414th) £18,685        
    London Supplement£0 £0 £0        
    Incidental Expenses Provision£20,898 (185th) £29,143 (11th) £27,595        
    Staffing Allowance£81,135 (514th) £78,957 (474th) £55,756        
    Communications Allowance£6,283 (403rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£12,281 (joint 138th)* £11,344 (joint 151st)** £11,141        
    Members' Staff Travel£0 £0 £362        
    Members' Spouse Travel£1,120 (114th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£65 (97th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£567 (joint 451st) £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) £1,177 (joint 133rd) £1,177        
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0        
    Total£145,360 (349th) £143,262 (207th) £119,888        

    * 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).