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Robert Goodwill is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party.<ref>[http://www.conservatives.com/ Conservatives],Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref> He represents the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby. He was elected to parliament in the May 2005 General Election with a majority of 1,245 votes. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Transport since 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> He was appointed a Government Assistant Whip in 2010, and promoted to Whip in 2012. He was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary ([[Department for Transport]]) in October 2013.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mr-Robert-Goodwill/1562 Mr Robert Goodwill], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.</ref> | Robert Goodwill is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party.<ref>[http://www.conservatives.com/ Conservatives],Conservative Party website, accessed 22 March 2010</ref> He represents the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby. He was elected to parliament in the May 2005 General Election with a majority of 1,245 votes. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Transport since 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> He was appointed a Government Assistant Whip in 2010, and promoted to Whip in 2012. He was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary ([[Department for Transport]]) in October 2013.<ref>[http://www.parliament.uk/biographies/commons/Mr-Robert-Goodwill/1562 Mr Robert Goodwill], www.parliament.uk, accessed 8 October 2013.</ref> | ||
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+ | In the 2015 election, Goodwill retained his seat for a third term 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> he will also remain in his role as parliamentary under secretary at the Department for Transport. <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> | ||
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> | 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> |
Revision as of 05:09, 14 May 2015
Robert Goodwill is a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Conservative Party.[1] He represents the constituency of Scarborough & Whitby. He was elected to parliament in the May 2005 General Election with a majority of 1,245 votes. He was appointed Shadow Minister for Transport since 6 July 2007.[2] He was appointed a Government Assistant Whip in 2010, and promoted to Whip in 2012. He was appointed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) in October 2013.[3]
In the 2015 election, Goodwill retained his seat for a third term with a majority of 6,200, [4] he will also remain in his role as parliamentary under secretary at the Department for Transport. [5]
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.[6]
Mowthorpe Garden of Rest is part of the 250-acre Southwood farm at Terrington where the Goodwill Family have lived since before 1850.[7]
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
As at March 2010 Goodwill sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Subject Groups (APPGs):[8]
- All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group[9]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Earth Sciences[10]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on English Language Teaching[11]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement-Joint Vice-Chair with Janet Dean and David Amess[12]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming[13]
- All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group-Treasurer[14]
- All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group[15]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy[16]
- All-Party Parliamentary Print Group-Treasurer[17]
- All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group[18]
- Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group)[19]
Contact Details
- Parliament Office Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA[20]
- Office email: goodwillr@parliament.uk[21]
- Constituency Address: 21 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2ED[22]
- Telephone: 01723 365656[23]
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 secures third term Gazette & Herald, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
- ↑ Robert Goodwill reappointed minister for cycling road.cc, 13 May 2015, accessed 14 May 2015
- ↑ 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