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| + | Robert Goodwill is a member of parliament (MP) for the UK [[Conservative Party]]<ref>[http://www.conservatives.com/ Conservatives],Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref> who has represented the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby since 2005. He has been a junior minister at the [[Department for Transport]] since 2013. | ||
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| + | ==Parliamentary career== | ||
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| + | Goodwill was elected to parliament in the May 2005 general election with a majority of 1,245 votes. | ||
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| + | He was appointed shadow minister for transport on 6 July 2007.<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/robert_goodwill/scarborough_and_whitby They Work For You], They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref> | ||
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| + | When the Conservatives entered government in 2010, Goodwill was apppointed assistant whip, and was promoted to whip in 2012. | ||
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| + | In 2013 he became parliamentary under-secretary ([[Department for Transport]])<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mr-Robert-Goodwill/1562 Mr Robert Goodwill], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.</ref> a role he retained after the May 2015 general election reshuffle. <ref> [http://road.cc/content/news/151470-robert-goodwill-reappointed-minister-cycling Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling] ''road.cc'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | Goodwill retained his seat as an MP for a third term in 2015 with a majority of 6,200. <ref> [http://www.gazetteherald.co.uk/indepth/elections2015/general_election/12947995.Robert_Goodwill_secures_third_term/ Robert Goodwill secures third term] ''Gazette & Herald'', 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | He was appointed Minister of State for the [[Department of Transport]] in December 2015. <ref>[https://www.politicshome.com/party-politics/articles/opinion/dods-monitoring/new-appointments-week-uk-politics-civil-service-an-6 Dods Monitoring, New Appointments]''www.politicshome.com'', accessed 21 December 2015</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Stance on fracking== | ||
| + | {{Template:Fracking badge}}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. <ref> [https://www.gov.uk/guidance/oil-and-gas-licensing-rounds Oil and gas: licensing rounds], ''GOV.uk'', accessed 14 November 2016. </ref> | ||
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| + | ===Voting record=== | ||
| + | Goodwill has voted both for and against increasing regulations on fracking. <ref> [https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/11804/robert_goodwill/scarborough_and_whitby/divisions?policy=6741 TheyWorkForYou | Robert Goodwill], ''TheyWorkForYou'', accessed 1 December 2016. </ref> | ||
| + | *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. | ||
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| + | ==Staff== | ||
| + | *[[Bernadette Mill]] - Councillor, London Borough of Waltham Forest | ||
| + | *[[Yuliya Prosyanyk]] <ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmsecret/sponsor-02.htm Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016], ''parliament.uk'', accessed 20 April 2016</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Outside interests== | ||
| − | Robert Goodwill is a | + | 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.<ref>[http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/robert_goodwill/scarborough_and_whitby Register of Members Interests], They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | Mowthorpe Garden of Rest is part of the 250-acre Southwood farm at Terrington where the Goodwill | + | Mowthorpe Garden of Rest is part of the 250-acre Southwood farm at Terrington where the Goodwill family have lived since before 1850.<ref>[http://www.mowthorpe.co.uk/ Mowthorpe Garden of Rest Home],Mowthorpe website accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
==All-Party Parliamentary Groups== | ==All-Party Parliamentary Groups== | ||
As at March 2010 Goodwill sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Subject Groups (APPGs):<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi01.htm Register of All-Party Groups],Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> | As at March 2010 Goodwill sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Subject Groups (APPGs):<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi01.htm Register of All-Party Groups],Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> | ||
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group]]<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi184.htm All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group], Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for Earth Sciences]]<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi276.htm | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for Earth Sciences]]<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi276.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group on Earth Sciences], Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on English Language Teaching]]<ref>[ 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</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement]]-Joint | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement]]-Joint Vice-Chair with [[Janet Dean]] and [[David Amess]]<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi322.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement],Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming]]<ref>[ 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</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group]]-Treasurer<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi345.htm All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group], Register of All-Party Groups(As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group]]<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi415.htm All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group], Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy]]<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi430.htm All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy],Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Group | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Print Group]]-Treasurer<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi465.htm All-Party Parliamentary Print Group],Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[All-Party Parliamentary | + | *[[All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group]]<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi504.htm All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group], Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
| − | *[[ | + | *[[Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group)]]<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmallparty/register/memi556.htm Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group)], Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010</ref> |
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| − | ==Contact | + | ==Contact details== |
*Parliament Office Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA<ref>[http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/constituencies/scarborough-and-whitby find your MP], Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010</ref> | *Parliament Office Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA<ref>[http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/constituencies/scarborough-and-whitby find your MP], Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 21 December 2016
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.
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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
- Bernadette Mill - Councillor, London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Yuliya Prosyanyk [9]
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]
- All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group[13]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Earth Sciences[14]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on English Language Teaching[15]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement-Joint Vice-Chair with Janet Dean and David Amess[16]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming[17]
- All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group-Treasurer[18]
- All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group[19]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy[20]
- All-Party Parliamentary Print Group-Treasurer[21]
- All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group[22]
- Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group)[23]
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
- ↑ Conservatives,Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ They Work For You, They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ Mr Robert Goodwill, www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.
- ↑ Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling road.cc, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
- ↑ Robert Goodwill secures third term Gazette & Herald, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
- ↑ Dods Monitoring, New Appointmentswww.politicshome.com, accessed 21 December 2015
- ↑ Oil and gas: licensing rounds, GOV.uk, accessed 14 November 2016.
- ↑ TheyWorkForYou | Robert Goodwill, TheyWorkForYou, accessed 1 December 2016.
- ↑ Register of interests of members' secretaries and research assistants, 23 March 2016, parliament.uk, accessed 20 April 2016
- ↑ Register of Members Interests, They Work For You website, accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ Mowthorpe Garden of Rest Home,Mowthorpe website accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ Register of All-Party Groups,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group on Earth Sciences, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ [ 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
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ [ 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
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group, Register of All-Party Groups(As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Print Group,Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group, Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group), Register of All-Party Groups (As at 24 February 2010), accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ find your MP, Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010
- ↑ find your MP, Parliament website, accessed 24 March 2010
- ↑ Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby,website, accessed 22 March 2010
- ↑ Conservative Member of Parliament for Scarborough & Whitby,website, accessed 22 March 2010
