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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. — 242nd 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 strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches

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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, Licensing Act

(based on written questions asked by Mark Field and answered by departments)

Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Business Rate Supplements Bill Committee (6 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (19 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)
• Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 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)
• Housing Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• Industrial Development (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Licensing Bill Committee (15 out of n/a)
• National Minimum Wage (Enforcement Notices) Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
• Enterprise Bill Committee (17 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)

Most recent appearances

Central London Businesses (27 Oct 2009)

“I am sure that the Minister would not wish to characterise my proposal for an element of localisation as saying that the entire rates amount should be retained. Clearly, ratepayers in both the city of Westminster and the City of London are not unrealistic about the huge amount of money that is at stake, much as many of them do not like the present arrangements, but does she share my concern...”

Central London Businesses (27 Oct 2009)

“Briefly, I accept that, but, equally, it is widely recognised that the Business Rate Supplements Act 2009 is there, first and foremost, for Crossrail, a project that is already on the stocks. Therefore, this is a London-related issue, not one that necessarily will initially have an impact on other parts of the country.”

Central London Businesses (27 Oct 2009)

“No one can dispute that the past year has been tough for businesses large and small nationwide. Their future will remain uncertain, as the climate in which they operate continues to be unpredictable, and any signs of sustainable economic recovery are likely to be tentative. One might therefore have hoped that any further tax burden on our nation's commercial enterprises would be avoided at...”

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Numerology

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• Has spoken in 67 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 19 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.
• 169 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Field speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 361 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members’ Interests

Register last updated: 28 Oct 2009. 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 – 2007/08 receipts.

^* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Rail £928 (445th). Other: Rail £15 (190th).

^** 3rd party £152 (28th). Rail £14 (577th). Other £888 (29th).