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Robert Goodwill
Conservative MP for Scarborough & Whitby
- Shadow Minister, Transport (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 1,245 votes. — 593rd 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 Robert Goodwill voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly 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
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Home Department, Health, Treasury, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Motor Vehicles: Registration, Driving: Licensing, Motor Vehicles: Testing, Railways: Freight, Motor Vehicles: Excise Duties
(based on written questions asked by Robert Goodwill and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (8 Feb 2010)
“What recent advice he has received from the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs on drugs which cause so-called legal highs.”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (8 Feb 2010) has video
“Does the Home Secretary share my concern that the purveyors of those pernicious preparations can often be one step ahead of the authorities, either by reformulating the molecules slightly or by marketing them as, for example, plant food?”
- Written Answers — Northern Ireland: Driving Offences (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what mechanisms have been established to enable data sharing in respect of fixed penalty motoring offences between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Irish Garda in accordance with the principle of mutual recognition of financial penalties.”
More of Robert Goodwill's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 50 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 72 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 71% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 29 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well 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") 112 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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £21,670 (217th) | £22,897 (221st) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £21,267 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £11,859 (538th) | £15,724 (444th) | £24,340 (111th) | £25,749 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £97,338 (260th) | £88,496 (292nd) | £83,262 (361st) | £60,344 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £3,927 (507th) | £4,512 (481st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £11,404 (155th)3 | £9,372 (245th)2 | £9,740 (228th)1 | £8,849 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £753 (101st) | £195 (329th) | £681 (179th) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £248 (260th) | £650 (174th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £166 (68th) | £180 (joint 69th with 1 other) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,876 (282nd) | £346 (564th) | £598 (478th) | £430 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,965 (377th) | £2,537 (335th) | £1,319 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,050 (joint 539th with 1 other) | £1,014 (joint 385th with 19 others) | £1,014 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £151,239 (313th) | £145,387 (346th) | £144,282 (185th) | £118,972 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,152 (192nd). Rail £4,120 (228th). Misc £66 (181st). Other: Mileage £872 (6th). Rail £162 (97th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,293 (155th). Rail £4,371 (215th). Misc £3 (261st). Other: Mileage £777 (11th). Rail £92 (107th). European £1,868 (21st).
1 Car £4,578 (185th). 3rd party £202 (25th). Rail £3,980 (226th). Air £130 (230th). European £850 (49th).