Roger Godsiff’s voting in Parliament

Roger Godsiff is a Labour MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Labour MPs.

However, Roger Godsiff sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Roger Godsiff almost always voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Roger Godsiff generally voted against requiring the mass retention of information about communications, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Roger Godsiff generally voted against smoking bans, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Roger Godsiff generally voted against new high speed rail infrastructure, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Roger Godsiff generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords, while most Labour MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Roger Godsiff generally voted for greater regulation of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) to extract shale gas, while most Labour MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Roger Godsiff’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Roger Godsiff’s full vote analysis page for more.

Roger Godsiff has sometimes rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Clean Air Zones: Birmingham 9 Sep 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the ability of his Department to support Birmingham City Council in implementing a system to collect payments from the proposed Clean Air Zone.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions 5 Sep 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the Joint Air Quality Unit vehicle checking software will be ready by February 2020.

• Petition - Closure of Heywood Crown Post Office: Parental Involvement in Teaching: Equality Act 25 Jun 2019

  I thank the Minister for his measured and clear response to the questions I put to him. Although what he has said today may not be acceptable to other Members in this House, it will be hugely beneficial and helpful to the teachers in 256 schools in Birmingham who are now reassured that what they have been doing is, in fact, correct. I thank him for that.

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Profile

Labour MP for Birmingham, Hall Green

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

Also represented Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath; Birmingham Small Heath

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

Social Media

• @RogerGodsiff
• https://facebook.com/rogergodsiff

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Roger Godsiff campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Department of Health
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office
• Work and Pensions
• Medical Records: Databases
• Employment and Support Allowance
• Procurement
• Social Security Benefits
• Personal Independence Payment

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Andrew Hargreaves
• Reginald Eyre
• Aubrey Jones

Future MPs in this constituency

• Steve McCabe

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Driving Instructors (Registration) Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Roger Godsiff’s speeches
• Has received answers to 119 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 74.89% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• 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") 101 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)