
Robert Goodwill
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Gender | Male |
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Age | 68 |
Web site | www.robertgoodwill.co.uk |
Date of birth | December 31,1956 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Terrington |
United Kingdom | |
Spouse | Maureen Short |
Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
Party | Conservative Party |
Job | Politician |
Education | Bootham School |
Newcastle University | |
Previous position | Minister of State for Food, Farming and Fisheries of United Kingdom (2019–2019) |
Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2005 |
Children | 3 |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 535864 |
Robert Goodwill Life story
Sir Robert Goodwill is a British Conservative Party politician and farmer serving as Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby since 2005. He was previously a Member of the European Parliament for Yorkshire and the Humber.
No targeted mental health support for flood-hit farmers

... But Sir Robert Goodwill, the Efra committee chair, said he was " disappointed" by the government s " rejection of measures to support the specific and identifiable mental health needs of those who live in rural areas"...
Reintroducing extinct species 'not a priority'

... Sir Robert Goodwill, chair of the Committee, told the BBC he was " disappointed" with the government response considering species were already being reintroduced...
Ofwat complacent over Thames Water affair - MP

... MP Sir Robert Goodwill said the regulator had questions to answer over whether it had " been asleep at the wheel" over the case...
Dolphins, whales and seals not protected by UK government, report finds

... " We can and should do more to stop this as we sign new post-Brexit trade deals worldwide, " Sir Robert Goodwill, the Conservative MP who is head of the committee, Another threat outlined in the report is to do with bycatch - which is when animals are caught in fishing operations targeting other species...
Farmers and vets facing mass cull trauma need more help

... Committee chairperson Sir Robert Goodwill said rural mental health needed to be a " top priority"...
Probe into more dead crabs and lobsters along North East coast

... That finding, which Whitby and Scarborough s Conservative MP and former fisheries minister Robert Goodwill said he was " inclined to believe, having seen the evidence" has been disputed by many fishermen, Chemical pollution and dredging have been repeatedly ruled out by Defra as likely causes...
New Year Honours: Political veteran Frank Field given exclusive honour

... Among other honours in the world of politics, former deputy House of Commons Speaker and Labour MP Sylvia Heal becomes a dame, while there are knighthoods for Conservative MPs Robert Goodwill and Bill Wiggin...
Coronavirus: Easter warnings from the police, parks and councils

... Robert Goodwill, the Conservative MP for Scarborough and Whitby, said he would have said, selfish individuals came to her second home and vacation on the coast of Yorkshire...
Ofwat complacent over Thames Water affair - MP
By Jemma DempseyBBC News
Ofwat has been accused of being " complacent" over the Thames Water affair, which has seen it lose its chief executive and face collapse over its massive debts.
The Company is fighting for survival and has until early next year to stave off temporary nationalisation.
MP Sir Robert Goodwill said the regulator had questions to answer over whether it had " been asleep at The Wheel " over the case.
Ofwat faces MPs on Wednesday.
Sir Robert , a Conservative MP who chairs The Environment , Food and Rural Affairs Committee, told The Bbc the regulator had been " very complacent in my view" over Thames Water .
The Company is facing problems servicing its debts of £14bn, but Ofwat said earlier This Week that shareholders were " reluctant" to invest and it expected The Firm to request an increase in bills at The Next price review.
But Sir Robert said Thames was heavily in debt and about 80% of its finances came from borrowing. " That means as interest rates have gone up, about half their debt is linked to inflation. They've had massive increases in the cost of that debt, " He Said .
However, He Said The Committee , which would also be questioning water companies on Wednesday, wanted to know where The Debt came from.
Sir Robert believed The Firm was taking money out in the form of debt payments, instead of dividends. " Our suspicion is that a lot of this debt is with these very funds that own the shares, " He Said .
The Committee chairman said the MPs would want to know: " Have Ofwat been asleep at The Wheel or have they just not had the powers to inquire into some of the finance structures? "
'Rather reckless'Thames Water is not the only water company in the spotlight. The management of Southern Water is also up for scrutiny.
" It does seem rather reckless, " Sir Robert said. " Southern Water 's credit rating has been downgraded Yet Again . The Owners of these companies are having put to put money in Yet Again . My worry is The Money that we're paying as water users will be going to service that debt, rather than what we want to see, which is paying to clean up our rivers and improve sewage treatment. "
However, The Chair of the select committee argued a return to nationalisation was not The Answer : " I can Remember When water investment was way back in the queue behind hospitals and education and to be fair, we have seen massive investment in improving our infrastructure.
" The General problem with pollution is when it rains. Many older houses have the water from their roofs Going Straight into the sewer, which massively overloads The System , and that's something that can be addressed with storm-water tanks. It can also be addressed by people putting in water bowsers or catching The Grey water and using that to flush their toilets. "
Thames Water , which is due to publish its annual results on Monday, said it would be making No Comment .
In a statement Ofwat said: " Thames Water need to develop a robust and credible plan to Turn Around The Business and transform its performance for customers and The Environment . For a long time, we have been pushing them to improve their financial resilience, including to cut debt. We will continue to safeguard customers' interests as they do that. "
The Bbc has also approached Southern Water for comment.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com