Mark Lazarowicz

Former Labour MP for Edinburgh North and Leith

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Recent appearances

  • Bill Presented: Clause 1 — Charge and rates for 2015-16 25 Mar 2015

    My hon. Friend is making a powerful case. Is not one example of how the burden is not being shared fairly the fact that, as we were reminded earlier today, there was one food bank in Scotland when Labour left office, but there are now 50? I am sure that example could be repeated throughout the entire country, and it emphasises the inequitable nature of the Government’s policies.
  • Lesser-Taught Languages 24 Mar 2015

    I look forward to the Minister coming to that point, and I hope he will show what the Government are going to do to encourage or even require the examining boards to meet the demand and the requirement for other languages that has been so clearly identified in this debate. We want not just good words, but action to make that happen.
  • Lesser-Taught Languages 24 Mar 2015

    The hon. Gentleman is right. As he says, there has been a campaign with strong support from the Polish community throughout the UK. Dziennik Polski has conducted a big campaign to which many of us have given our support. There is an issue not just for people in Scotland who want to take exams in Polish, or other languages, or for people who are interested in studying Polish. As the hon....

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Edinburgh North and Leith

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Party was Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005

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Topics of interest

  • International Development
  • Transport
  • Trade and Industry
  • Treasury
  • Work and Pensions
  • Telephone Helplines
  • Departmental Telephone Services
  • Fair Trade Fortnight
  • Air Services
  • Climate Change

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Minister (International Development) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
  • Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) ( 1 May 2008 to 22 Jul 2008)
  • PPS (David Cairns, Minister of State), Scotland Office (28 Jun 2007 to 17 Sep 2008)
  • Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (18 Mar 2007 to 3 Aug 2007)
  • Member, Environmental Audit Committee (15 Jan 2007 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (13 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
  • Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (16 Dec 2002 to 12 Jul 2005)
  • Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)
  • Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 10 Feb 2003)

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Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 30 Mar 2015.

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Payments from ComRes, Four Millbank, London SW1P 3JA, for participation in opinion surveys. Payments used towards cost of my parliamentary newsletter.
17 April 2014, received £225 for participation in three opinion surveys in June 2013, November 2013 and February 2014. Hours:  90 mins. (Registered 23 April 2014)
16 May 2014, £75 received for participation in an opinion survey in May 2014. Hours: 30 mins. Payment donated to constituency party. (Registered 30 May 2014)
28 November 2014, £75 received for participation in an opinion survey in October 2014. Hours: 30 mins. (Registered 28 November 2014)
Payment of £192.06 received from Authors’ Licensing & Collecting Society, The Writers' House, 13 Haydon Street, London, EC3N 1DB for outstanding book royalties. No additional hours worked. (Registered 6 March 2013)
£139.13 received. (Registered 2 April 2014)
£182.77 received. (Registered 13 March 2015)
Fees from Ipsos MORI, 9-81 Borough Road, London SE1 1FY, for opinion surveys. 
Payment of £200 received. Hours: 1 hr. Payment donated to local organisation. (Registered 8 October 2014)
4. Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by the party to the Electoral Commission:
(a) Name of donor: Unite the Union
(a) Address of donor: Unite House, 128 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8TN
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £3,000
(a) Donor status: trade union
(a) (Registered 4 June 2014)
11. Miscellaneous
Member, Faculty of Advocates (non-practising).
Unpaid Board Member of Leith Museum Company Ltd, for which I have from time to time solicited financial support. (Updated 3 March 2014)

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