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.

• Generally voted for reducing central government funding of local government Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, 4 absences, between 2017–2021.
• Almost always voted against more EU integration Show votes 14 votes for, 68 votes against, 1 absence, between 2017–2022.
• Voted against fewer MPs in the House of Commons Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, 1 absence, between 2016–2020.
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 3 votes for, 0 votes against, between 2019–2022.
• Voted against a more proportional system for electing MPs Show votes 0 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• 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. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Robert Courts has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies 25 Jan 2023

  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.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies 24 Jan 2023

  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.

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture: Subsidies 24 Jan 2023

  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

• Personal website
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @robertcourts

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

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

• David Cameron
• Shaun Woodward
• Douglas Hurd

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Seafarers’ Wages Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Trade Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
• Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill Committee (1 out of 8)
• Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Armed Forces (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Ivory Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Civil Liability Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Haulage Permits and Trailer Registration Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Pension Schemes Bill Committee (4 out of 4)