A selection of Hugh Robertson's votes

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• Voted a mixture of for and against removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords Show votes 1 vote for, 1 vote against, 2 absences, between 2003–2012
• Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year Show votes 1 vote for, 0 votes against, in 2010
• Generally voted against a wholly elected House of Lords Show votes 3 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2003–2012
• Almost always voted for greater restrictions on campaigning by third parties, such as charities, during elections Show votes 9 votes for, 0 votes against, 2 absences, between 2013–2014
• Generally voted for reducing housing benefit for social tenants deemed to have excess bedrooms (which Labour describe as the "bedroom tax") Show votes 8 votes for, 0 votes against, 9 absences, between 2012–2014
• Generally voted for a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 18 votes for, 0 votes against, 13 absences, between 2011–2015

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Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Algeria 6 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what independent assessment has been made of the number of refugees living in the Tindouf camps; and what the most recent estimate of that number is.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Algeria 6 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on when the report to the European Anti Fraud Office on food aid for the Tindouf refugee camps was (a) undertaken, (b) completed and (c) published.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Algeria 6 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the findings of the report of the European Anti Fraud Office on food aid for the Tindouf refugee camps.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Culture Media and Sport
• Olympics
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Home Department
• Health
• Olympic Games
• Olympic Games: Greater London
• Olympic Games 2012: Finance
• Iraq
• 2012 Olympics

Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State (7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Sport and the Olympics) (12 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (10 May 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (1 Jun 2004 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (1 Jun 2002 to 1 Jun 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Andrew Rowe

Future MPs in this constituency

• Helen Whately

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• MARRIAGE (SAME SEX COUPLES) BILL Committee (13 out of 13)
• Sports Grounds Safety Authority Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Amendment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• London Olympics Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Arms Control and Disarmament (Inspections) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health (Wales) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Electoral Fraud (Northern Ireland) Committee (4 out of 4)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 13 debates in the last year — below average amongst MPs. See all Hugh Robertson’s speeches
• Has received answers to 27 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2014, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 62.55% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 5 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 54 people are tracking this MP
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 353 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)