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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
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How John Robertson voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted strongly against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for equal gay rights. 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 moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted strongly for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
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- Never rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Work and Pensions, Trade and Industry, Treasury
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Education Maintenance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Conflict Diamonds, Deloitte, Pensioners
(based on written questions asked by John Robertson and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- 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
- Opposition Day: [Un-Allotted Half Day] — Banking (Responsibility and Reform) (7 Feb 2012)
“Does my hon. Friend agree with me and some of my constituents who have been in touch that the one thing that is lacking in the current crisis is leadership? That was not the case a few years ago when my right hon. Friend the Member for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath (Mr Brown) led the way.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Deloitte (6 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what contracts for his Department have been awarded to Deloitte and its associates since May 2010; and what the (a) net and (b) individual value was of each such contract.”
- Written Answers — Scotland: Deloitte (2 Feb 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what contracts his Department has awarded to Deloitte and its associates since May 2010; and what the (a) net and (b) individual value of each such contract was.”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 42 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 68 written questions in the last year — 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 59.00% 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") 393 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 13 Jan 2012. 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).