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Geoffrey Robinson
Labour MP for Coventry North West
- Entered Parliament on 4 March 1976 — unknown
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Geoffrey Robinson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for the hunting ban. votes
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- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
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)
Most recent appearances
- Debate on the Address: Jobs and Growth (17 May 2012)
“The Chancellor is back on politics, where he is happiest. He got through some parts of the Queen’s Speech in about three paragraphs or sentences, I think. On policy, why will he not listen for once and do what we are saying? Why will he not extend to all small companies taking on new workers the national insurance discount, which is nowhere near being taken up yet, instead of dismissing...”
- Imf (23 Apr 2012)
“Last summer, the Financial Secretary, I think, said that alongside a quota increase, contributions under the new agreement to borrow would be reduced. Can the Chancellor tell the House whether they have been?”
- Cigarette Packaging (17 Apr 2012)
“May I first thank you, Mr Speaker, for granting us this debate this evening? Despite the lateness of the hour, I am pleased to see you honouring our debate with your presence and lending it the importance that we attach to it. I want to emphasise at the beginning that the anti-smoking campaign and public health campaigns have always been and will remain all-party issues. There are no party...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 28 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — 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 74.09% 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") 404 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 30 Apr 2012. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (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).