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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
- Has never voted on 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)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (12 out of n/a)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of n/a)
- International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (0 out of n/a)
Most recent appearances
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Hanslope Park (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many members of staff are employed in each department at Hanslope Park.”
- Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Hanslope Park (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Milton Keynes Council and (b) Hanslope Parish Council on future developments at Hanslope Park.”
- Written Answers — Communities and Local Government: Housing: Milton Keynes (23 Nov 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government how many new houses were completed in Milton Keynes unitary authority in each of the last 12 months.”
More of Mark Lancaster's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 34 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 178 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.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 98 times in debates — well below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Serving Officer, Royal Engineers Territorial Army.
6. Overseas visits
In my capacity as a Shadow Minister for International Development I receive some contributions to the costs of otherwise non-registrable overseas visits from registered donations made to Andrew Mitchell MP in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development.
16-22 February 2009, to Uganda, at the invitation of the Malaria Consortium to see how malaria was being combated in the country. Flights and in-country costs were paid by the Malaria Consortium. (Registered 23 February 2009)
9-15 March 2009, to Washington DC, to the World Bank and the IMF to see how they operate, in my role as Shadow Minister for International Development. Flights and in-country costs were paid by Andrew Mitchell MP from registered donations made to him in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. (Registered 16 March 2009)
4-11 April 2009 to China as a guest of the Chinese Association of Friendship and Understanding. Accommodation and food paid for by the Association and flight sponsored by Mr Maurice Bennett; businessman, London. (Registered 13 April 2009)
2-12 May 2009, to St Helena, to investigate the access issues for the island in light of the ongoing DfID consultation in my role as Shadow Minister for International Development. Flights and in-country costs were paid by Andrew Mitchell MP from registered donations made to him in his capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for International Development. (Registered 13 May 2009)
Name of donor: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India.
Amount of donation (or estimate of the probable value): Approx. £7,500 which includes travel to and from India, travel within the country, accommodation and some meals.
Destination of visit: Delhi and Cochin.
Date of visit: 25 July 2009 - 2 August 2009
Purpose of visit: Part of a parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the Government of India, to gain a better understanding of matters concerning the country.
(Registered 11 August 2009)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Kimbolton Fireworks Ltd
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Parliamentary adviser (unpaid) to the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Register last updated: 11 Nov 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.
| Type | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,541 (261st) | £21,300 (322nd) | £17,847 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £19,848 (249th) | £19,995 (joint 366th) | £24,946 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £88,283 (300th) | £83,706 (345th) | £73,401 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £9,767 (194th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £5,084 (460th)* | £4,733 (480th)** | £4,196 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £222 (joint 313th) | £0 | £41 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £31 (joint 350th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £1,149 (joint 178th) | £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) | £1,347 (29th) | £1,166 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £151,619 (243rd) | £139,928 (286th) | £126,801 |
* Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £3,358 (267th). Rail £1,473 (388th). Misc £20 (232nd). Other: Rail £233 (79th).