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Mark Lancaster
Conservative MP for North East Milton Keynes
- Shadow Minister, International Development (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 1,665 votes. — 581st 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 Lancaster voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted a mixture of for and against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Has never voted on equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately 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, International Development Committee (since 10 Aug 2009)
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Defence, Health, Transport, Home Department, Communities and Local Government
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations, Railways: Milton Keynes, Police, Territorial Army, Housing
(based on written questions asked by Mark Lancaster and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Health: Milton Keynes (8 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health if he will set out, with statistical information related as directly as possible to North East Milton Keynes constituency, the effects on Milton Keynes of the policies and actions of his Department and its predecessors since 1997.”
- Written Answers — Business, Innovation and Skills: Snow and Ice: Milton Keynes (5 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the cost to business in (a) Milton Keynes and (b) the UK of the adverse weather conditions of December 2009 and January 2010.”
- Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Head Teachers: Milton Keynes (4 Feb 2010)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families how many people have held the post of head teacher at each school in Milton Keynes since 1997.”
More of Mark Lancaster's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 35 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 225 written questions in the last year — well above 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 59% of votes in parliament with this affiliation — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 20 annotations on this MP’s speeches — 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.
- 140 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Lancaster speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 101 times in debates — well below 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 | 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)3 | £5,084 (460th)2 | £4,733 (480th)1 | £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 (103rd) | £151,619 (243rd) | £139,928 (286th) | £126,801 |
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,358 (267th). Rail £1,473 (388th). Misc £20 (232nd). Other: Rail £233 (79th).
3 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,415 (237th). Rail £2,186 (337th). Misc £103 (161st). Other: Mileage £159 (37th). Air £151 (32nd).