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Geoffrey Robinson
Labour MP for Coventry North West

    • Entered Parliament on 4 March 1976 — unknown

    Voting record (from PublicWhip)

    How Geoffrey Robinson voted on key issues since 2001:

    • Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
    • Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
    • Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
    • Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
    • Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
    • Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
    • Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
    • Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
    • Voted for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
    • Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
    • Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
    • Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
    • Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
    • Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
    • Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
    • Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
    • Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
    • Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
    • Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
    • Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes

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    Topics of interest

    Asks most questions about

    • Departments: Transport, Health, Home Department, Treasury, Education

    • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Taxis, English Language: Education, Disciplinary Investigations, Accident and Emergency Departments, Crime

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

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    Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Apprentices (SMEs) (13 Jun 2013)

    “I am sure the whole House will wish Humphrey a speedy recovery! The Opposition are not at all disappointed that the Secretary of State has stepped into the breach. Although his Department has achieved some success on apprentices, the construction industry is still falling behind its own targets. If we are to get the investment programme under way, it is vital to increase it. Will the...”

    Economic Growth (15 May 2013)

    “I think that some of us who have sat through this debate find it regrettable that, to a large extent, it has been hijacked by the obsessively anti-European faction in the coalition parties. It is not that Europe is not important, but the debate is about the Queen’s Speech and a reflection on the Government’s record after three years in office. Rather than intruding on the private...”

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    • Has spoken in 21 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
    • Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
    • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
    • Has voted in 72.75% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
    • People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — below 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") 417 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

    Register of Members’ Interests

    1. Remunerated directorships
    New Statesman Limited (chairman). Duties in addition to those of chairman include advising magazine about its outward facing activities. Address: John Carpenter House, 7 Carmelite Street, London EC4Y OAN.
    30 April 2012, received payment of £5,000 gross (£3,000 net). Covers period February 2012-April 2012. Hours: 120 hrs. (Registered 3 May 2012)
    31 July 2012, received payment of £5,000 gross (£3,000 net). Covers period May-July 2012. Hours: 120 hrs. (Registered 15 October 2012)
    Pailton Engineering Ltd, Phoenix House, Holbrook Lane, Coventry CV6 4AD (non-executive).
    £20,000 as non-executive director’s fees covering the period April-September 2012. Hours: 384. (Registered 16 October 2012)
    8. Land and Property
    Property in Italy.
    11. Miscellaneous
    Close members of my family (all over 18 years old) have an interest in the Robinson Family No. 2 Trust (administered in Guernsey).
    Guarantor for Coventry Football Club in respect of rental payments to Arena Coventry Ltd. (Registered 17 April 2013)

    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)2005/062004/05 (ranking out of 659)2003/04 (ranking out of 658)2002/03 (ranking out of 657)2001/02 (ranking out of 657)
    Staying away from main home£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £11,505 (577th) £9,623 (571st)
    London costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Office running costs£11,042 (568th) £9,576 (599th) £7,002 (637th) £6,575 £0 £18,799 (joint 13th with 178 others) £16,853 (487th) £0
    Staffing costs£99,643 (177th) £87,806 (323rd) £81,466 (413th) £96,911 £89,661 (5th) £69,854 (195th) £65,276 (joint 283rd with 2 others) £48,817 (222nd)
    Communications Allowance£10,163 (222nd) £4,153 (496th) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Travel£13,245 (104th)1 £20,118 (18th)2 £9,641 (232nd)3 £7,251 £9,390 (355th) £9,214 (357th) £8,904 (381st) £5,313 (452nd)
    Members' Staff Travel£1,390 (50th) £1,370 (58th) £687 (177th) £1,304 £209 (363rd) £0 £142 (402nd) £978 (138th)
    Members' Spouse Travel£0 £46 (343rd) N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Members' Family Travel£0 £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
    Centrally Purchased Stationery£2,122 (507th) £814 (joint 308th with 1 other) £544 (514th) £1,176 £904 (324th) £576 (472nd) £1,176 (263rd) £708 (joint 447th with 3 others)
    Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£2,295 (328th) £2,419 (350th) £4,012 £2,579 (322nd) £1,645 (476th) N/A N/A
    Centrally Provided Computer Equipment  £885 (617th) £698 (622nd) £0 £1,590 (545th) £1,590 (joint 531st with 1 other) £1,590 (joint 503rd with 1 other) £1,590 (joint 425th with 1 other)
    Other Costs£0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
    Total£137,606 (483rd) £127,063 (558th) £102,457 (625th) £117,229 £104,333 (593rd) £101,678 (587th) £105,446 (485th) £67,029 (618th)

    1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £1,600 (422nd). Rail £11,645 (23rd).

    2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,959 (222nd). Rail £15,999 (2nd). Air £160 (154th).

    3 Car £4,380 (208th). Rail £5,261 (163rd).