Geoffrey Clifton-Brown’s voting in Parliament

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

This is a random selection of Geoffrey Clifton-Brown’s votes.

• Generally voted for a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU Show votes 7 votes for, 4 votes against, 1 absence, between 2008–2016.
• Generally voted against raising welfare benefits at least in line with prices Show votes 2 votes for, 5 votes against, between 2013–2022.
• Generally voted for fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 5 votes for, 1 vote against, 3 absences, between 2010–2020. Absences for this policy may be affected COVID-19 restrictions.
• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 7 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2021.
• Almost always voted for replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 6 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, between 2007–2016.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 32 votes for, 99 votes against, 28 absences, between 2009–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Backbench Business: Tax-free Shopping for International Visitors — [Dr Rupa Huq in the Chair] 7 Sep 2023

  I am grateful to you, Dr Huq, for giving me the opportunity to briefly reply to this debate; it is very important. I thank the Minister for setting out in detail for the first time how the Treasury’s methodology works. I will come back to that in a minute. Before she did so, she set out in detail the reliefs that the Treasury has given to businesses in rates and VAT, as well as high street...

• Backbench Business: Tax-free Shopping for International Visitors — [Dr Rupa Huq in the Chair] 7 Sep 2023

  I am grateful to my hon. Friend for being so well informed to be able to answer that individual point. However, I suspect, again, that industry and the OBR will disagree with her over that matter. I thank the Minister very much, and you, Dr Huq, for so ably chairing this debate. It has been thoroughly useful. The fact that we have had relatively few speakers has enabled us to examine the...

• Backbench Business: Tax-free Shopping for International Visitors — [Dr Rupa Huq in the Chair] 7 Sep 2023

  I anticipated that my hon. Friend would raise that—in fact, I nearly put it in my speech to stop her doing so. The proportion of people who want to reclaim the tax and have goods delivered—let us think of, say, a Chinese person visiting this country—is minute compared with the proportion who shop in this country and then physically reclaim the VAT and go home. So while that scheme is...

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Profile

Conservative MP for The Cotswolds

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Also represented Cotswold; Cirencester and Tewkesbury

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• https://facebook.com/geoffreycliftonbrown

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• International Development
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Afghanistan
• Sudan
• Nepal
• High Speed 2 Railway Line
• Parliamentary Questions

Currently held offices

• Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee (since 23 Feb 2023)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (since 9 Mar 2020)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (25 Jan 2023 to 1 Feb 2023)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (20 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee ( 7 Jul 2015 to 22 Feb 2016)
• Member, Administration Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 14 Nov 2011)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Committee of Selection (23 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committee of Selection (21 Jun 2010 to 23 Jun 2010)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (27 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ( 2 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 8 Dec 2005 to 2 Jul 2007)
• Member, Committee of Selection (27 Sep 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (17 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Commons) (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) ( 1 Dec 2001 to 1 Jul 2004)
• Member, Administration Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Nov 2001)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 1 Jan 2001 to 31 Jul 2001)
• Member, Broadcasting Committee ( 1 Jun 2000 to 1 Jun 2001)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jan 1999 to 1 Jan 2001)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (25 Jul 1997 to 2 Jul 1999)
• Member, Environment Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 21 Mar 1997)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Equipment Theft (Prevention) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Overseas Electors Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Kew Gardens (Leases) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Serious Organised Crime and Police Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Bill Committee (7 out of 10)
• Gambling Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (1 out of 11)
• Local Government Bill Committee (10 out of 14)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Homelessness Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Travel Concessions (Eligibility) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Homes Bill Committee (10 out of 12)