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  • Departments: Health, Defence, Transport, Home Department, Communities and Local Government

  • Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Police, Railways: Milton Keynes, Housing, Territorial Army, Milton Keynes Primary Care Trust

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Points of Order: Summer Adjournment (22 Jul 2008)

“The expansion of Milton Keynes remains one of my constituents' main concerns. I will begin with a partial review of the "South East Plan", which was published recently. Although we have known for some time that Milton Keynes is expected to absorb some 50,000 dwellings by 2026, it has come as a shock to discover that we are now expected to provide some 5,600 dwellings to the east of the M1....”

Points of Order: Summer Adjournment (22 Jul 2008)

“I am afraid that I have no time—I am sorry. In the final few moments that I have, I want to raise the issue of the British grand prix moving from Silverstone to Donington park. Although Silverstone is not in my constituency, much motor racing activity is, and it would have a severe impact on my constituency should it move—on the hotel business, for example, because many people...”

Oral Answers to Questions — Health: Iraq (22 Jul 2008)

“I am a member of the Territorial Army that the Prime Minister is so keen to praise and someone who is proud to have been on operational service three times in the past eight years of this Government, and, as such, he has made my blood boil today. Everybody knows that last October's announcement of troop withdrawal numbers was a cynical, political manipulation. Will he show just an ounce of...”

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  • Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Has received answers to 140 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
  • Is a member of 1 select committee.
  • Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a very high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
  • Has voted in 65% of votes in parliament — below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
  • People have made 17 comments 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.
  • 127 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Lancaster speaks.
  • Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 72 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register of Members' Interests

2. Remunerated employment, office, profession etc
Serving Officer, Royal Engineers Territorial Army.
4. Sponsorship or financial or material support
Donation to my constituency party solicited or encouraged by me from Palmer Capital Partners, London, to pay for a constituency wide survey. (Registered 18 March 2008)
6. Overseas visits
2-9 December 2007, to Tunisia, to the African Development Bank to investigate how this multilateral institution operates. 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 12 December 2007)
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. (Registered 12 February 2008)
29 February-3 March 2008, to Guatemala, at the invitation of the NGOs Health Unlimited and Toybox, to see their work in the country 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 28 February 2008)
22-25 August 2007, to Sudan, as part of the Associate Parliamentary Group on Sudan's delegation to assess progress on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement and get update on the Eastern Sudan Peace Agreement. Costs of the visit were paid for by Christian Aid, Tearfund, Care, World Vision (and the Inter-Parliamentary Union). (Registered 18 March 2008)
18-23 May 2008, to Afghanistan, to see the work in country of the Department for International Development 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 4 June 2008)
9. Registrable shareholdings
(a) Kimbolton Fireworks Ltd
(a) Fizz Fireworks Ltd (not trading)
10. Miscellaneous and unremunerated interests
Parliamentary adviser (unpaid) to the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Expenses

Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.

Type2006/07 (ranking out of 645)2005/062004/052003/042002/032001/02
Additional Costs Allowance£21,300 (322nd)£17,847    
London Supplement£0£0    
Incidental Expenses Provision£19,995 (joint 366th)£24,946    
Staffing Allowance£83,706 (345th)£73,401    
Members' Travel£4,733 (480th)*£4,196    
Members' Staff Travel£0£41    
Centrally Purchased Stationery£1,864 (112th)£1,099    
Stationery: Associated Postage Costs£6,983 (83rd)£4,105N/AN/AN/AN/A
Centrally Provided Computer Equipment£1,347 (29th)£1,166    
Other Costs£0£0    
Total£139,928 (286th)£126,801    

* Car £2,785 (342nd). Rail £1,948 (339th).

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Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Communities and Local Government Committee (18 Apr 2008 to 23 May 2008)
  • Whip, Whips (8 Nov 2006 to 6 Jul 2007)
  • Member, Defence Committee (18 Jan 2006 to 29 Nov 2006)
  • Member, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 18 Jan 2006)

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