Robert Goodwill

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Robert Goodwill

Robert Goodwill is a member of parliament (MP) for the UK Conservative Party[1] who has represented the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby since 2005. He has been a junior minister at the Department for Transport since 2013.

Parliamentary career

Goodwill was elected to parliament in the May 2005 general election with a majority of 1,245 votes.

He was appointed shadow minister for transport on 6 July 2007.[2]

When the Conservatives entered government in 2010, Goodwill was apppointed assistant whip, and was promoted to whip in 2012.

In 2013 he became parliamentary under-secretary (Department for Transport)[3] a role he retained after the May 2015 general election reshuffle. [4]

Goodwill retained his seat as an MP for a third term in 2015 with a majority of 6,200. [5]

He was appointed Minister of State for the Department of Transport in December 2015. [6]

Stance on fracking

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Goodwill's constituency includes eight oil and gas oil and gas licence blocks, awarded by the Oil and Gas Authority under the 14th licensing round in 2015. Four of these were awarded to Cuadrilla, two to Third Energy, one to INEOS and one to Egdon. There are plans for one shale well and to conduct 2D and 3D seismic surveying, but no active applications were underway as of November 2016. [7]

Voting record

Goodwill has voted both for and against increasing regulations on fracking. [8]

  • 26 January 2015: voted against making fracking companies apply for an environmental permit before conducting exploratory drilling. He voted against an amendment to the Infrastructure Bill to include an 18 month moratorium on fracking.
  • 11 February 2015: voted in favour of requiring more pre-conditions for where fracking can take place.
  • 16 December 2015: voted in favour of weakening regulations on fracking in protected areas and national parks.

Staff

Outside interests

Robert Goodwill is a managing director and has controlling interest in Mowthorpe (UK) Ltd. The company operates a green/woodland cemetery on land which was previously part of Southwood Farm, Terrington, in North Yorkshire.[10]

Mowthorpe Garden of Rest is part of the 250-acre Southwood farm at Terrington where the Goodwill family have lived since before 1850.[11]

All-Party Parliamentary Groups

As at March 2010 Goodwill sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Subject Groups (APPGs):[12]


Contact details

  • Parliament Office Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA[24]
  • Office email: goodwillr@parliament.uk[25]
  • Constituency Address: 21 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2ED[26]
  • Telephone: 01723 365656[27]

Notes

  1. ↑ Conservatives,Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010
  2. ↑ They Work For You, They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010
  3. ↑ Mr Robert Goodwill, www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling road.cc, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
  5. ↑ Robert Goodwill secures third term Gazette & Herald, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
  6. ↑ Dods Monitoring, New Appointmentswww.politicshome.com, accessed 21 December 2015
  7. ↑ Oil and gas: licensing rounds, GOV.uk, accessed 14 November 2016.
  8. ↑ TheyWorkForYou | Robert Goodwill, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 1 December 2016.
  9. ↑ Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 20 April 2016
  10. ↑ Register of Members Interests, They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010
  11. ↑ Mowthorpe Garden of Rest Home,Mowthorpe website accessed 22 March 2010
  12. ↑ Register of All-Party Groups,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  13. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  14. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group on Earth Sciences, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  15. ↑ [ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi285.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group on English Language Teaching], Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  16. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  17. ↑ [ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi343.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming],Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  18. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group, Register of All-Party Groups(As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  19. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  20. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  21. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Print Group,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  22. ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  23. ↑ Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group), Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
  24. ↑ find your MP, Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010
  25. ↑ find your MP, Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010
  26. ↑ Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby,website, accessed 22 March 2010
  27. ↑ Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby,website, accessed 22 March 2010

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