About your former Member of Parliament

John Robertson is a former MP for Glasgow North West.

What you can do

• Find out more about your MP, including their voting summary, register of interests and recent speeches.

Profile

Former Labour MP for Glasgow North West

Entered the House of Commons on 23 November 2000 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented Glasgow Anniesland

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Work and Pensions
• Energy and Climate Change
• Treasury
• Home Department
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Deloitte
• Personal Independence Payment
• Universal Credit
• Internet
• Procurement

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Panel of Chairs (21 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Committee of Selection (21 Jun 2010 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Energy and Climate Change Committee (19 Jan 2009 to 30 Mar 2015)
• PPS (Dr Kim Howells, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (10 Nov 2005 to 16 Oct 2008)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee ( 4 Mar 2003 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Carol Monaghan

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Committee (6 out of 16)
• Chairman, Offender Rehabilitation Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Immigration Bill Committee (9 out of 11)
• Chairman, Small Charitable Donations Bill Committee (4 out of 10)
• Chairman, Mobile Homes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee (16 out of 20)
• Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (6 out of 10)
• Chairman, Public Bodies Bill Committee (3 out of 8)
• Energy Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (4 out of 12)
• Finance Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Banking Bill Committee (15 out of 17)
• Energy Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
• Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Vehicle Registration Marks Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Welfare Reform Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Identity Cards Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Pensions Bill Committee (16 out of 22)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Communications Bill Committee (25 out of 25)
• Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (37 out of 39)
• Tobacco Advertising and Promotion Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Recent appearances

• Bill Presented: Clause 6 — Charge for financial year 2016 25 Mar 2015

  The best way to get the tax contribution is to give people real jobs with real pay; then we will get the money in.

• Bill Presented: Clause 6 — Charge for financial year 2016 25 Mar 2015

  Does the hon. Gentleman think it right for a Government to take money from a city where a lot is paid in rates—with people from outside the area coming into it—and then spread it around the rest of the country?

• Energy and Climate Change: Low-carbon Energy Sources 19 Mar 2015

  It might be better if the right hon. Gentleman switched party, rather than energy supplier. Is not part of the problem with cost down to the fact that we have companies that generate electricity selling it to themselves, which allows them to hike the prices paid by consumers? People need those prices to come down in order to heat their homes. Why not just split those roles completely to...

More of John Robertson’s recent appearances