A selection of Roger Godsiff's votes

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• Generally voted for paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 7 absences, between 2011–2016
• Almost always voted against replacing Trident with a new nuclear weapons system Show votes 0 votes for, 5 votes against, 2 absences, between 2007–2016
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 0 votes for, 8 votes against, 6 absences, between 2003–2016
• Generally voted for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 6 votes for, 1 vote against, 4 absences, between 1999–2016
• Generally voted for more EU integration Show votes 44 votes for, 21 votes against, 80 absences, between 2006–2019
• Generally voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 4 votes against, 4 absences, between 2010–2016

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Cannabis: Medical Treatments 1 Nov 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress has been made in ensuring that medical cannabis containing THC is available on the NHS for patients whom clinicians deem it clinically appropriate to prescribe it to.

• Written Answers — Cabinet Office: Poverty 28 Oct 2019

  To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will publish the (a) information he holds on the effect on disadvantaged communities of the UK leaving the EU without a deal and (b) plans he has in place to mitigate that effect.

• 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.

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Former Labour MP for Birmingham, Hall Green

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

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

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

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Social Media

• @RogerGodsiff
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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 1 debate in the last year — well below average amongst MPs. See all Roger Godsiff’s speeches
• Has received answers to 49 written questions in the last year — 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 74.95% 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.
• 144 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 101 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)