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Hugh Robertson
Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (since 14 May 2010) (note about dates)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Hugh Robertson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted very strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Olympics, Environment Food and Rural Affairs, Home Department, Health
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Olympic Games, Olympic Games: Greater London, Olympic Games 2012: Finance, Iraq, 2012 Olympics
(based on written questions asked by Hugh Robertson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
- Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Inflation (16 May 2013)
“The Department for Culture, Media and Sport uses the retail prices index measure of inflation in some of its procurement contracts that have an annual uplift, which is RPI based. The Department may also, on occasion, use other measures of inflation as required for accounting adjustments or budget planning.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Pay (16 May 2013)
“The Department for Culture, Media and Sport's current Conduct and Discipline Policy explicitly lists the withdrawal or withholding of pay increases and/or bonus payments (in whole or in part) as one of the penalties available to a disciplinary panel, for a proven charge of serious or gross misconduct. DCMS has not removed or suspended such payment in the last five years.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Gambling (15 May 2013)
“Following a Gambling Commission review and public consultation, the Health Surveys for England and Scotland have been used to gather prevalence data using identical problem gambling questions to those used in previous British Gambling Prevalence Surveys. The surveys are due to be published later this year and the results will be used to inform policy making and monitor any changes to problem...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 14 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 63.27% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below 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") 307 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. 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 | £23,926 (74th) | £23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,633 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others) | £19,722 (joint 1st with 230 others) | £14,674 (390th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £11,793 (542nd) | £16,605 (411th) | £20,182 (347th) | £22,839 | £18,762 (279th) | £18,511 (403rd) | £18,107 (335th) | £23,788 (90th) |
| Staffing costs | £86,404 (501st) | £75,733 (575th) | £61,483 (630th) | £70,879 | £66,999 (474th) | £62,997 (539th) | £58,097 (564th) | £50,527 (164th) |
| Communications Allowance | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,929 (384th)1 | £6,244 (382nd)2 | £5,759 (413th)3 | £5,660 | £8,617 (390th) | £9,810 (331st) | £9,865 (329th) | £8,305 (306th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £68 (joint 398th with 1 other) | £54 | £89 (joint 427th with 2 others) | £77 (joint 440th with 1 other) | £177 (389th) | £33 (joint 450th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £13 (339th) | £170 (300th) | 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 | £2,767 (409th) | £291 (joint 583rd with 1 other) | £677 (425th) | £393 | £356 (570th) | £468 (joint 532nd with 1 other) | £275 (joint 620th with 1 other) | £2,047 (67th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £510 (joint 613th with 2 others) | £2,338 (joint 361st with 1 other) | £1,195 | £1,039 (569th) | £1,162 (joint 536th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,184 (joint 349th with 1 other) | £980 (joint 449th with 1 other) | £793 | £1,968 (joint 134th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 127th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 126th with 11 others) | £1,968 (joint 121st with 10 others) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £130,831 (534th) | £123,820 (578th) | £113,597 (592nd) | £123,446 | £118,732 (426th) | £115,326 (408th) | £108,211 (436th) | £101,342 (74th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,132 (175th). Rail £1,072 (448th). Other: Mileage £260 (26th). Rail £425 (48th). Air £40 (44th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,184 (189th). Rail £736 (468th). Other: Mileage £539 (9th). Rail £494 (44th). European £291 (124th).