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Hugh Robertson
Conservative MP for Faversham & Mid Kent
- - Shadow Minister (Sport and the Olympics), Culture, Media and Sport (since 8 Sep 2009)
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 8,720 votes. — 283rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- 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 a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. 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
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and 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)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: National Lottery: Sports (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport pursuant to the answer of 1 February 2010, Official Report, columns 10-11W, on parliamentary questions, what the reason was for the time taken to reply in (a) 2008 and (b) 2010.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Sports: Television (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport what his most recent estimate is of the market value of the events recommended for listing in the David Davies Review of Listed Events.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Sports: Television (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether his Department has commissioned an economic impact assessment following the publication of the David Davies Review of Listed Events.”
More of Hugh Robertson's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 102 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 65% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 0 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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.
- 45 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Hugh Robertson speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 127 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. 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.
| 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 (500th) | £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)3 | £6,244 (382nd)2 | £5,759 (413th)1 | £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) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,184 (189th). Rail £736 (468th). Other: Mileage £539 (9th). Rail £494 (44th). European £291 (124th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,132 (175th). Rail £1,072 (448th). Other: Mileage £260 (26th). Rail £425 (48th). Air £40 (44th).