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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
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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
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, Housing, Territorial Army
(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)
- Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of n/a)
- Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (3 out of n/a)
- Pensions Bill Committee (12 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 — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credit: Repayments (1 Jul 2009)
“To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how many people have been required to make repayments as a result of overpayments of their tax credits in Milton Keynes in the last 12 months.”
- Written Answers — Health: Drugs: Rehabilitation (30 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what the reasons are for the nine per cent. reduction in the pooled treatment budget for Milton Keynes from the National Treatment Agency in 2009-10; (2) what funding has been given to Milton Keynes from the National Treatment Agency in each of the last five years; and how much has been so allocated in the next two years; (3) how many...”
- Written Answers — Transport: Overcrowding: Rail Network (25 Jun 2009)
“To ask the Minister of State, Department for Transport what recent discussions the Secretary of State has had on overcrowding on the rail network.”
More of Mark Lancaster's recent appearances
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 44 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 179 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Is a member of 0 select committees (0 as chair).
- 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 61% 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") 94 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 24 Jun 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).