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Roger Godsiff
Labour MP for Birmingham, Sparkbrook & Small Heath
- Also represented Birmingham Small Heath
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Majority: 3,289 votes. — 499th out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Roger Godsiff voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted 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
- Quite often rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Health, Home Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Defence, Culture Media and Sport
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): IT Contracts, Avian Influenza, Retail Trade: Mobile Phones, Iraq, DNA Database
(based on written questions asked by Roger Godsiff and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances
- [Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — Middle East (24 Jun 2009)
“Like other hon. Members, I did not intend to make a speech today, but I was galvanised into doing so by the eloquence of my very good friend, the hon. Member for West Suffolk (Mr. Spring) and his excellent speech. I will make a couple of short points. I agree with the hon. Gentleman that a comprehensive resolution of the intractable problems in the middle east requires engagement with Syria....”
- Edgbaston Cricket Ground (23 Jun 2009)
“I hope that the Minister will come to the specific points that I asked him about. I am familiar with the arguments of Warwickshire county cricket club; the chief executive has rehearsed them in front of me. I appreciate the Minister's repeating them, but it is more important that he should address the issues. Warwickshire county cricket club says that the lights will be used for only 15 days...”
- Edgbaston Cricket Ground (23 Jun 2009)
“I am most grateful to have the opportunity to raise the issue of the redevelopment of Edgbaston cricket ground, which has generated an enormous amount of interest and concern among the communities surrounding the ground. The Warwickshire county cricket ground at Edgbaston has both a national and an international reputation. There is no doubt that a facility such as Edgbaston gives added value...”
More of Roger Godsiff's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 5 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 14 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 57% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 53 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £23,083 (joint 1st) | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £21,634 | £20,902 (joint 1st) | £20,333 (joint 3rd) | £19,722 (joint 1st) | £12,626 (498th) |
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £16,376 (418th) | £19,224 (422nd) | £26,046 | £19,282 (joint 159th) | £18,799 (joint 13th) | £18,216 (joint 245th) | £6,796 (595th) |
| Staffing Allowance | £95,459 (52nd) | £88,484 (100th) | £78,035 | £70,379 (320th) | £68,023 (joint 228th) | £65,596 (joint 179th) | £50,331 (175th) |
| Communications Allowance | £10,008 (128th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £8,311 (281st)* | £8,170 (300th)** | £7,648 | £15,791 (123rd) | £13,181 (207th) | £13,056 (199th) | £9,364 (252nd) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £1,086 (89th) | £1,133 (107th) | £817 | £1,256 (148th) | £1,188 (134th) | £899 (183rd) | £1,037 (128th) |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £1,416 (96th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,441 (106th) | £3,419 (37th) | £3,350 | £1,345 (200th) | £1,447 (joint 135th) | £732 (455th) | £1,689 (122nd) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £5,497 (joint 17th) | £6,525 (91st) | £9,776 | £2,110 (388th) | £3,543 (203rd) | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,208 (joint 314th) | £994 (427th) | £629 | £1,979 (joint 105th) | £1,979 (joint 98th) | £1,979 (joint 97th) | £1,979 (joint 94th) |
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £163,885 (60th) | £150,059 (88th) | £147,935 | £133,044 (138th) | £128,493 (143rd) | £120,200 (166th) | £83,822 (434th) |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £8,124 (9th). Rail £187 (539th).