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Mark Field
Conservative MP for Cities of London & Westminster
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
- Majority: 8,095 votes. — 243rd out of 643 MPs.
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- Voting record
- Committees and topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Field voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against the hunting ban. votes, speeches
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Select Committee membership
- Member, Procedure Committee (since 20 May 2008)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Culture Media and Sport, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Home Department, Health, Trade and Industry
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Libraries, Accreditation, United Kingdom Accreditation Service, Government Office for London, Police
(based on written questions asked by Mark Field and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Crossrail Bill Committee (4 out of n/a)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (19 out of n/a)
- Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Regulation of Financial Services (Land Transactions) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of n/a)
- Housing Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- Licensing Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
- National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (38 out of n/a)
- Finance Bill Committee (11 out of n/a)
- Employee Share Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- Enterprise Bill Committee (17 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Gambling: Licensing (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether he plans to review the power of local authorities to monitor the activities of licensed social clubs in respect of gambling and gaming.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Gambling: Licensing (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport whether a club premises certificate enables social clubs to facilitate the playing of poker games with cash prizes.”
- Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Gambling: Licensing (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how many prosecutions of unlicensed poker rooms by the Gambling Commission resulted in a conviction in each of the last three years.”
More of Mark Field's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 1 select committee (0 as chair).
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 72% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 16 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 167 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Field speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 383 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 6 Jan 2010. More about the Register
View the history of this MP's entries in the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| London costs | £2,916 (joint 1st with 49 others) | £2,812 (joint 1st with 47 others) | £2,712 (joint 1st with 46 others) | £2,613 | £1,618 (joint 1st with 118 others) | £1,574 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others) | £1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others) |
| Office running costs | £7,802 (614th) | £13,540 (502nd) | £19,616 (398th) | £19,947 | £19,065 (224th) | £18,665 (joint 363rd with 1 other) | £18,059 (joint 352nd with 1 other) | £18,286 (225th) |
| Staffing costs | £91,906 (415th) | £93,805 (87th) | £88,036 (115th) | £81,295 | £77,643 (69th) | £74,798 (50th) | £72,246 (31st) | £58,612 (26th) |
| Communications Allowance | £23,939 (2nd) | £14,014 (29th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £4,197 (491st)3 | £943 (615th)2 | £1,054 (617th)1 | £1,585 | £1,664 (626th) | £1,277 (628th) | £1,467 (631st) | £1,036 (628th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £2,401 (456th) | £328 (571st) | £647 (joint 447th with 1 other) | £1,583 | £1,374 (194th) | £780 (364th) | £920 (371st) | £2,001 (71st) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,565 (453rd) | £1,967 (417th) | £2,607 | £4,320 (176th) | £1,724 (459th) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £896 (615th) | £750 (612th) | £750 | £1,469 (588th) | £1,469 (575th) | £1,469 (554th) | £1,469 (483rd) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £3,168 (41st) | £2,998 (33rd) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £133,161 (519th) | £131,071 (527th) | £117,780 (570th) | £110,380 | £107,153 (576th) | £100,287 (595th) | £95,688 (584th) | £82,631 (450th) |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £928 (445th). Other: Rail £15 (190th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £952 (463rd). Other: Rail £16 (164th). European £3,229 (3rd).
1 3rd party £152 (28th). Rail £14 (577th). Other £888 (29th).
