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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, Motor Vehicles: Testing, Railways: Freight, Driving: Licensing, School Meals
(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
- Written Answers — Transport: Government Departments: Official Cars (10 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent estimate he has made of the cost to the Government Car and Despatch Agency of the implementation of new working time regulations.”
More of Robert Goodwill's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 85 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 70% 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.
- 127 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Robert Goodwill speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 92 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
1. Remunerated directorships
Managing Director and controlling interest in Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd; the company operates a green/woodland cemetery on land which was previously part of Southwood Farm, Terrington, in NorthYorkshire.
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Farmer (see Category 8). Work carried out for R. W. Goodwill, Southwood Farm, Terrington, York.
£20 for payment of invoices etc. Hours: 2hrs. (Registered 15 July 2009)
£40 for tractor driving. Hours: 4hrs. (Registered 21 September 2009)
£60 for tractor driving. Hours: 6hrs. (Registered 21 September 2009)
1 July 2009, completed survey for Ipsos MORI, 79-81 Borough Road, London, SE1 1FY and received payment of £150. Hours: 1hr 15mins. (Registered 31 July 2009)
5. Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK)
I was the guest of Mr Richard Phillips, Managing Director of Silverstone Circuits Limited at the Formula 1 British Grand Prix on 6 July 2008. (Registered 23 July 2008)
Name of donor: Grand Central Trains
Address of donor : River House, 17 Museum St, York YO1 7DJ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: travel card, no value received to date
Date of receipt of donation: 1 July 2009
Date of acceptance of donation: 1 July 2009
Donor status: company, registration number 3979826
(Registered 15 July 2009 )
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: British Council
Address of donor: British Council, 10 Spring Gardens, London SW1A 2BN.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): £2398
Destination of visit: United Arab Emirates
Date of visit: 21 - 25 March 2009
Purpose of visit: to visit schools participating in the British Council's Connecting Classrooms programme, meet with British Council senior stakeholders, Knowledge and Human Development Authority, Abu Dhabi Education Council and Higher Colleges of Technology officials. Attended meetings at Centre of Excellence for Research and Technology.
(Registered 9 September 2009)
8. Land and Property
Southwood Farm, Terrington, York, which is farmed "in hand".
Three industrial units at Southwood Farm, Terrington, York.
Four rented houses in Teesside from which rental income is received.
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a)&(b) Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd
(b) Rolls Royce Plc; engineering
Barclays; banking
Register last updated: 11 Nov 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,897 (221st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,267 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £15,724 (444th) | £24,340 (111th) | £25,749 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £88,496 (292nd) | £83,262 (361st) | £60,344 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £4,512 (481st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £9,372 (245th)* | £9,740 (228th)** | £8,849 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £195 (329th) | £681 (179th) | £0 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £650 (174th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £180 (joint 69th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £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) | £1,014 (joint 385th) | £1,014 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £145,387 (346th) | £144,282 (185th) | £118,972 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £4,152 (192nd). Rail £4,120 (228th). Misc £66 (181st). Other: Mileage £872 (6th). Rail £162 (97th).
** Car £4,578 (185th). 3rd party £202 (25th). Rail £3,980 (226th). Air £130 (230th). European £850 (49th).