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Mark Lancaster
Conservative MP for Milton Keynes North
- Also represented North East Milton Keynes
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Voting record
- Topics of interest
- Most recent appearances
- Numerology
- Register of Members’ Interests
- Expenses
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Lancaster voted on key issues:
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted moderately for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted moderately against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Home Department, Transport, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Railways: Milton Keynes, Police, Territorial Army, Milton Keynes
(based on written questions asked by Mark Lancaster and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Coinage (Measurement) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of 4)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Consumers: Protection (18 Sep 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his Department's consumer protection unit.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Milton Keynes (12 Sep 2012)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new homes were built in Milton Keynes in each of the last 16 quarters.”
- Opposition Day — [5th Allotted Day]: Rail Fares (5 Sep 2012)
“Given the hon. Lady’s concern about the impact of fare rises on families, will she join me in congratulating FirstGroup on its successful tender for the west coast rail franchise, given that it is committed to reducing by 15% the cost of a standard anytime return journey? Is this not a demonstration of an effective tender process by this Government?”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 10 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 19 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- 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 82.09% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 23 annotations on this MP’s speeches — well above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 161 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Serving Officer, Royal Engineers Territorial Army. Payments received from the Army Pay Office, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow G2 8EX:
14 May 2012, received payment of £1,310.53 for 15 days military service between 1 January-30 April 2012. (Registered 14 May 2012)
10 December 2012, received payment of £907.83 for 8.25 days military service between 1 May-31 August 2012. (Registered 11 December 2012)
3 March 2013, received payment of £880.32 for 8 days military service between 1 September 2012-28 February 2013. (Registered 13 March 2013)
Management consultant giving advice on strategy and business to Palmer Capital Partners Ltd (Palmer Capital), Time and Life Building, One Bruton Street, London W1 6TL; a privately owned venture capital and fund management business which specialises in property. (Resigned 4 September 2012)
Received quarterly payment (February-April 2012) of £4,999.98. Hours: 33 hrs. (Registered 14 May 2012)
Received quarterly payment (May-August 2012) of £6,666.64. Hours: 44 hrs. (Registered 6 September 2012)
4. Sponsorships
(a) Donations to my constituency party or association, which have been or will be reported by my party to the Electoral Commission:
(a) Name of donor: Palmer Capital Partners Ltd (Palmer Capital)
(a) Address of donor: Time and Life Building, One Bruton Street, London W1 6TL
(a) Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £4,000
(a) Donor status: company, registration no 01531949
(Registered 13 March 2013)
(Registered 13 March 2013)
6. Overseas visits
Name of donor: The Global Legislators Organisation (GLOBE) and World Summit of Legislators
Address of donor: 11 Dartmouth Street, London SW1H 9BN
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): cost of travel and accommodation; £3,900
Destination of visit: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date of visit: 14-18 June 2012
Purpose of visit: to attend the first Summit of Legislators hosted by the Senate and Congress of Brazil and GLOBE International ahead of the Rio+20 conference.
(Registered 3 July 2012)
Name of donor: Falkland Islands Government
Address of donor: The Secretariat, Falkland Islands Government, Stanley, Falkland Islands
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Flights and accommodation with a value of £3,666.35
Destination of visit: Falkland Islands
Date of visit: 7-14 November 2012
Purpose of visit: visit at the invitation of the Falkland Islands Government to represent the Conservative Party at Remembrance Sunday.
(Registered 10 December 2012)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Kimbolton Fireworks Ltd
11. Miscellaneous
Parliamentary adviser (unpaid) to the Royal Society of Chemistry. (Resigned 4 September 2012)
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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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 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £23,619 (104th) | £22,541 (261st) | £21,300 (322nd) | £17,847 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £20,274 (203rd) | £19,848 (249th) | £19,995 (joint 366th with 1 other) | £24,946 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £99,429 (186th) | £88,283 (300th) | £83,706 (345th) | £73,401 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £10,390 (joint 177th with 1 other) | £9,767 (194th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £6,014 (377th)1 | £5,084 (460th)2 | £4,733 (480th)3 | £4,196 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £222 (joint 313th with 1 other) | £0 | £41 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £31 (joint 350th with 1 other) | 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 | £6,998 (joint 8th with 4 others) | £1,149 (joint 178th with 1 other) | £1,864 (112th) | £1,099 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £3,471 (177th) | £6,983 (83rd) | £4,105 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,223 (joint 288th with 1 other) | £1,347 (29th) | £1,166 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £166,724 (104th) | £151,619 (243rd) | £139,928 (286th) | £126,801 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,415 (237th). Rail £2,186 (337th). Misc £103 (161st). Other: Mileage £159 (37th). Air £151 (32nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,358 (267th). Rail £1,473 (388th). Misc £20 (232nd). Other: Rail £233 (79th).