Information between 4th May 2024 - 1st October 2026
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8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 266 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 212 Noes - 274 |
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8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 211 Noes - 276 |
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8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 260 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 195 Noes - 266 |
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8 May 2024 - Finance (No. 2) Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 260 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 198 Noes - 269 |
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15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 268 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 171 Noes - 272 |
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15 May 2024 - Criminal Justice Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 272 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 275 |
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21 May 2024 - Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 259 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 217 Noes - 268 |
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21 May 2024 - High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Instruction) (No. 3) - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 222 Conservative Aye votes vs 5 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 323 Noes - 7 |
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22 May 2024 - Holocaust Memorial Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 179 Conservative No votes vs 11 Conservative Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 11 Noes - 182 |
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23 May 2024 - Finance (No.2) Bill - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 210 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 215 Noes - 19 |
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24 May 2024 - Tribunal and Inquiries - View Vote Context Robert Courts voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 131 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 10 |
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Robert Courts speeches from: Oral Answers to Questions
Robert Courts contributed 10 speeches (777 words) Thursday 9th May 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs |
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Draft Transport Act 2000 (Air Traffic Services) (Prescribed Terms) Regulations 2025
14 speeches (2,187 words) Wednesday 9th July 2025 - General Committees Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Mike Kane (Lab - Wythenshawe and Sale East) Member for Witney, Robert Courts, for what he did, but Governments become sclerotic and the last Government - Link to Speech |
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Coastguard Helicopter Services
41 speeches (9,269 words) Tuesday 14th January 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) In July 2022, Robert Courts, then Minister for Maritime and Aviation, announced a new contract that would - Link to Speech |
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Service Accommodation
22 speeches (2,821 words) Thursday 19th December 2024 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Defence Mentions: 1: Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Lab - Slough) In particular, I thank Robert Courts, the former Member for Witney, who originally proposed and led the - Link to Speech |
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Sanctions: Syria
17 speeches (4,962 words) Monday 9th September 2024 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Charlie Maynard (LD - Witney) I also thank Robert Courts, who worked very hard for the constituency for the past eight years.Our constituency - Link to Speech |
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Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
98 speeches (33,389 words) Committee of the whole House Tuesday 3rd September 2024 - Commons Chamber Department for Transport Mentions: 1: Calum Miller (LD - Bicester and Woodstock) I therefore have no immediate predecessor to refer to, but I want to thank Robert Courts, John Howell - Link to Speech |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Report - 2nd Report - Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: consent decision in the Cash/Berry case was taken on 3 April 2024 by the then Solicitor General, Robert Courts |
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Wednesday 3rd December 2025
Report - 2nd Report - Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: consent decision in the Cash/Berry case was taken on 3 April 2024 by the then Solicitor General, Robert Courts |
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Monday 1st December 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Chair to Robert Courts KC (former Solicitor General) relating to the Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts inquiry, and the response, dated 19 November 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Letter from the Chair to Robert Courts KC (former Solicitor General) relating to the Espionage cases |
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Friday 24th October 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions to the Chairs of the Home Affairs, Justice, Foreign Affairs, and Joint National Security Committees relating to the dropping of espionage charges 24.10.2025 Home Affairs Committee Found: Law Officers at the point of charge, and that consent was given by the then Solicitor General (Robert Courts |
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Friday 24th October 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Home Affairs Committee, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Justice Committee, relating to Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts, dated 24 October 2025 Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Law Officers at the point of charge, and that consent was given by the then Solicitor General (Robert Courts |
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Friday 24th October 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Director of Public Prosecutions, Crown Prosecution Service to the Foreign Affairs Committee, Home Affairs Committee, Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Justice Committee, relating to Espionage cases and the Official Secrets Acts, dated 24 October 2025 National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) Found: Law Officers at the point of charge, and that consent was given by the then Solicitor General (Robert Courts |
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Wednesday 11th December 2024
Report - 1st Report – Service Accommodation Defence Committee Found: The inquiry began in July 2023 under a Sub-Committee, chaired by Robert Courts, and was subsequently |
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Friday 31st May 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal minutes Session 2022-23 (May 2022 to November 2023) Foreign Affairs Committee Found: Bhatti Sir Chris Bryant Liam Byrne Drew Hendry Bob Seely Henry Smith Royston Smith Robert Courts |
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Wednesday 29th May 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2023-24 Committee of Selection Found: Mr Tobias Ellwood be discharged from the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Robert Courts |
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Wednesday 29th May 2024
Formal Minutes - Formal Minutes 2023-24 (to 22 May 2024) Committee of Selection Found: Mr Tobias Ellwood be discharged from the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy and Robert Courts |
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Wednesday 29th May 2024
Report - Seventh Report - Net zero and UK shipping Environmental Audit Committee Found: To conclude the oral evidence, we heard from Robert Courts MP, the then 1 The terms of reference of |
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Friday 24th May 2024
Attendance statistics - Members' attendance, 2023-24 (Liaison Committee) Liaison Committee (Commons) Found: Perth and North Perthshire) (added 20 May 2020) 0 of 4 (0.0%) Former members Attendance Robert Courts |
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Thursday 23rd May 2024
Formal Minutes - Defence Committee Formal Minutes 2023-24 Defence Committee Found: Minutes of the Defence Committee in Session 202 3−24 Tues day 7 Novem ber 202 3 Members present Robert Courts |
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Thursday 23rd May 2024
Attendance statistics - Members' Attendance 2023-24 (Sub-Committee) Defence Sub-Committee Found: Derek Twigg (Labour, Halton) (added 11 May 2020) 2 of 3 (66.7%) Former members Attendance Robert Courts |
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Thursday 23rd May 2024
Attendance statistics - Members' Attendance 2023-24 Defence Committee Found: Derek Twigg (Labour, Halton) (added 11 May 2020) 19 of 23 (82.6%) Former members Attendance Robert Courts |
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Thursday 23rd May 2024
Formal Minutes - Defence Committee Formal Minutes 2023-24 Defence Committee Found: Minutes of the Defence Committee in Session 2023−24 Tuesday 7 November 2023 Members present Robert Courts |
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Department for Transport: Redundancy Pay
Asked by: Wera Hobhouse (Liberal Democrat - Bath) Monday 9th September 2024 Question to the Department for Transport: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the cost to her Department was of ministerial severance payments in each year from 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024; which Ministers received a severance payment; and how much each Minister received. Answered by Mike Kane Since 19 December 2019 to 30 May 2024 the cost of ministerial severance payments are as follows:
19 December 2019 – 31 December 2019: nil 1 January 2020 – 31 December 2020: nil 1 January 2021 – 31 December 2021: nil 1 January 2022 – 31 December 2022: £41,575 1 January 2023 – 31 December 2023: £7,920 1 January 2024 – 30 May 2024: nil
The following Ministers received a severance payment of the following value:
Grant Shapps MP received a compensation payment of £16,876 when he left Government on 6 September 2022. Karl McCartney MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 7 September 2022. Robert Courts MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when he left Government on 18 September 2022. Kevin Foster MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 25 October 2022. Katherine Fletcher MP received a compensation payment of £5,593 when she left Government on 26 October 2022. Jesse Norman MP received a compensation payment of £7,920 when he left Government on 13 November 2023. |
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Defence-related Parliamentary reports: 2010 to 2024 - CBP-10092
Sep. 04 2024 Found: 15 September 2010 1.1 Defence Committee Chairs Jeremy Quin: 17 January – 30 May 2024 Robert Courts |
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International affairs and defence: Parliamentary debates and statements in the 2023-24 session - CBP-10039
Jul. 10 2024 Found: Commons Library Research Briefing, 10 July 2024 Lead Member: Neale Hanvey Answering Member: Robert Courts |
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Scientific APPG Document: Science in Parliament - Spring 2023 Found: Jane Hunt MP and Ishara Dharmasena Timothy Pelham and Thangam Debbonaire MP Lawrence Coles and Robert Courts |
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Cats APPG Document: APGOCATS Summer Meeting – 3rd July 2019 Found: Maria Caulfield MP Sheryll Murray MP Ross Thompson MP Lord Goddard David Drew MP Robert Courts |
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Thursday 5th February 2026
Department for Transport Source Page: The Report of the Cranston Inquiry Document: (PDF) Found: Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, and the then Parliamentary Under Secretary (Department for Transport), Robert Courts |
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Thursday 16th May 2024
Attorney General Source Page: Dangerous sexual predator has sentence increased Document: Dangerous sexual predator has sentence increased (webpage) Found: The Solicitor General, Robert Courts KC MP, said: Ian Elliot is an extremely dangerous predator, abusing |
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Jun. 18 2026
Government Legal Department Source Page: HM Procurator General & Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts 2025–26 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Prentis KC, MP, Attorney General from 25 October 2022 until 5 July 2024 - 48,494* - 6,000 - 54,000 Robert Courts |
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Jul. 10 2025
Government Legal Department Source Page: HM Procurator General & Treasury Solicitor Annual Report and Accounts 2024–25 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: during the year were: • The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis KC, MP, Attorney General to 5 July 2024 • Robert Courts |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Maclean's son-in-law is a Government Special Adviser. 37List of Ministers’ Interests - May 2021 Robert Courts |
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Nov. 06 2024
Independent Adviser on Ministerial Standards Source Page: Previous lists of ministers' interests Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Robert Courts MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State 5. |
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Jul. 18 2024
Government Legal Department Source Page: HM Procurator General & Treasury Solicitor Annual Report 2023–24 Document: (PDF) Transparency Found: Attorney General • The Rt Hon Michael Tomlinson KC, MP, Solicitor General until 7 December 2023 • Robert Courts |