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- 11th May to 2nd June 2020
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- 2nd to 9th June 2020
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- 10th June 2020 onwards
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Robert Courts’s voting in Parliament
Robert Courts 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 Robert Courts’s votes.
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Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes
2 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2017–2021.
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Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes
14 votes for, 68 votes against, 1 absence, between 2017–2022.
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Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2016–2020.
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Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes
3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2019–2022.
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Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes
0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
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Generally voted against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes
0 votes for, 2 votes against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
Last updated: 18 May 2022.
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Robert Courts has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.
Recent appearances
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many farm businesses have accessed at least one of the schemes available under the Agricultural Transition Plan in the financial year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding has been allocated to each of the schemes available to farmers in England under the Agricultural Transition Plan for Financial Years (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
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To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much funding his Department provided to farmers under each scheme within the Agricultural Transition Plan in England in the (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23 financial year.
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Profile
Conservative MP for Witney
Entered the House of Commons on 20 October 2016 — Byelection
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Expenses
Topics of interest
- Ministry of Defence
- Department for Transport
- Department for Environment
- Food and Rural Affairs
- Department for Communities and Local Government
- Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Agriculture: Subsidies
- Military Aircraft: Sales
- Antidepressants
- Planning Permission: Fines
- Air Space
Currently held offices
- Member, Seafarers' Wages Bill [HL] Committee (since 11 Jan 2023)
- Member, Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (since 7 Dec 2022)
- Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (since 7 Dec 2022)
- Member, Defence Committee (since 25 Oct 2022)
- Member, Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill [Lords] Committee (since 4 Feb 2021)
Other offices held in the past
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (8 Sep 2020 to 20 Sep 2022)
- Member, International Trade Committee (2 Mar 2020 to 9 Nov 2020)
- Member, Justice Committee (21 Jan 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Transport Committee (5 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Backbench Business Committee (16 Oct 2017 to 19 Mar 2018)
- Member, Backbench Business Committee (30 Jan 2017 to 3 May 2017)
Previous MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Register of Members’ Interests
Last updated: 23 Jan 2023.
1. Employment and earnings
Payments received for my work at the bar of
England and Wales, all done before my election. All earnings in this capacity were received subject to deductions for the costs of my chambers:
1 March 2022, received £1,750 plus
VAT from Thorneycrofts, Bridge Street Mills, Bridge Street, Macclesfield SK11 6QA. (Registered 01 March 2022)
3 March 2022, received £421.88 plus VAT from Slade Legal, the Greenhouse, Stratton Way, Abingdon OX14 3QP. (Registered 03 March 2022)
4 May 2022, received £1,750 plus VAT from Thorneycrofts, Bridge Street Mills, Bridge Street, Macclesfield SK11 6QA. (Registered 04 May 2022)
27 April 2022, payment of £6,412.50 plus VAT from Slater & Gordon
LLP, 50-52 Chancery Lane, London WC2A 1HL. (Registered 12 May 2022)
8. Miscellaneous
Member of the Bar of England and Wales, not currently practising. (Registered 18 November 2016)
From 12 February 2020, Chair of the Commons and Lords
RAF Association. (Registered 09 March 2020)
View the history of this MP’s entries in the Register
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