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.
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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]
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.[7]
Mowthorpe Garden of Rest is part of the 250-acre Southwood farm at Terrington where the Goodwill family have lived since before 1850.[8]
All-Party Parliamentary Groups
As at March 2010 Goodwill sits on the following All-Party Parliamentary Subject Groups (APPGs):[9]
- All-Party Parliamentary Beer Group[10]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Earth Sciences[11]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on English Language Teaching[12]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group for Funerals and Bereavement-Joint Vice-Chair with Janet Dean and David Amess[13]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Hill Farming[14]
- All-Party Parliamentary Historic Vehicles Group-Treasurer[15]
- All-Party Parliamentary Motor Group[16]
- All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nuclear Energy[17]
- All-Party Parliamentary Print Group-Treasurer[18]
- All-Party Parliamentary Scottish Broadcasting Group[19]
- Parliamentary Advisory Council for Transport Safety (an Associate Parliamentary Group)[20]
Contact details
- Parliament Office Address: House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA[21]
- Office email: goodwillr@parliament.uk[22]
- Constituency Address: 21 Huntriss Row, Scarborough, North Yorkshire YO11 2ED[23]
- Telephone: 01723 365656[24]
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
- ↑ 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
