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John Robertson
Labour MP for Glasgow North West
- Also represented Glasgow Anniesland
- Entered Parliament on 23 November 2000 — Byelection
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Robertson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Work and Pensions, Energy and Climate Change, Treasury, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Deloitte, Personal Independence Payment, Universal Credit, Internet, Procurement
(based on written questions asked by John Robertson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Chairman, Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (4 out of 10)
- Chairman, Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (16 out of 20)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
- Chairman, Public Bodies Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
- Energy Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
- Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
- Finance Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
- Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Banking Bill Committee (15 out of 17)
- Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Welfare Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Pensions Bill Committee (16 out of 22)
- Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- Communications Bill Committee (25 out of 25)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (37 out of 39)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
- Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy: Subsidies (20 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change (1) how much his Department has given in subsidy to RWE Npower in each of the last five years; and to what projects such money was allocated; (2) how much his Department has given in subsidies to EDF in each of the last five years; and to what projects such money was allocated; (3) how much his Department has given in subsidies...”
- Written Answers — Energy and Climate Change: Energy (15 May 2013)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change what recent discussions he has had with Ofgem regarding energy efficiency targets for energy companies.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 38 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 261 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 62.02% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 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") 424 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: H M Government of Gibraltar
Address of donor: 150 Strand, London, WC2R 1JA
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): air fare for myself and my wife with a value of £999.01and hotel accommodation with a value of £445; total: £1,444.01
Destination of visit: Gibraltar
Date of visit: 6-11 September 2012
Purpose of visit: Visit as part of a Parliamentary Delegation with the APPG on Gibraltar, to celebrate Gibraltar Day.
(Registered 1 November 2012)
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.
| 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 | £20,761 (253rd) | £20,809 (354th) | £22,102 (joint 199th with 3 others) | £21,228 | £20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others) | £20,007 (252nd) | £19,721 (joint 232nd with 8 others) | £13,464 (472nd) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £19,032 (270th) | £19,715 (258th) | £23,689 (133rd) | £19,433 | £19,180 (196th) | £18,094 (453rd) | £17,572 (joint 439th with 1 other) | £16,889 (271st) |
| Staffing costs | £96,640 (281st) | £82,942 (471st) | £77,390 (513th) | £77,465 | £63,123 (579th) | £65,419 (436th) | £65,596 (joint 179th with 51 others) | £47,413 (264th) |
| Communications Allowance | £5,691 (458th) | £6,805 (382nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £18,796 (28th)1 | £17,162 (44th)2 | £18,035 (27th)3 | £17,083 | £21,260 (40th) | £22,480 (33rd) | £18,221 (76th) | £15,506 (63rd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £621 (128th) | £1,197 (75th) | £680 (180th) | £1,550 | £2,177 (63rd) | £1,512 (100th) | £1,756 (64th) | £1,780 (joint 50th with 1 other) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £693 (164th) | £516 (213th) | 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 | £1,361 (587th) | £605 (429th) | £1,412 (176th) | £312 | £498 (504th) | £531 (494th) | £672 (joint 481st with 1 other) | £1,628 (132nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,519 (464th) | £3,226 (259th) | £745 | £827 (595th) | £1,703 (463rd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,272 (joint 223rd with 1 other) | £1,065 (joint 305th with 9 others) | £1,022 | £2,009 (joint 59th with 2 others) | £2,009 (joint 55th with 1 other) | £2,009 (joint 55th with 1 other) | £2,009 (joint 54th with 1 other) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,596 (147th) | £152,542 (229th) | £147,599 (125th) | £138,838 | £129,976 (joint 190th with 1 other) | £131,755 (93rd) | £125,547 (61st) | £98,689 (108th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,225 (165th). Rail £2,148 (341st). Air £11,283 (24th). Misc £1,140 (29th).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,339 (172nd). Rail £1,481 (386th). Air £10,767 (31st). Misc £575 (62nd).
3 Car £5,954 (78th). Rail £1,646 (365th). Air £10,435 (37th).