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Mark Lazarowicz
Labour MP for Edinburgh North and Leith
- Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Mark Lazarowicz voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes
- Voted moderately against increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted moderately against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted moderately for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted moderately for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against university tuition fees. votes
- Voted against raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted moderately for a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted strongly for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: International Development, Transport, Trade and Industry, Treasury, Transport, Local Government and the Regions
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Telephone Helplines, Departmental Telephone Services, Fair Trade Fortnight, Air Services, Climate Change
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Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
- Consumer Credit Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- Gangmasters (Licensing) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- Railways and Transport Safety Bill Committee (14 out of 18)
- Employee Share Schemes Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Proceeds of Crime Bill Committee (37 out of 39)
Most recent appearances
- Oral Answers to Questions — Home Department: Employment Law (Beecroft Report) (21 May 2012)
“Is it not a totally bizarre approach to policy making to publish a report and then call afterwards for evidence to back it up? Does that not confirm the views of many of us, here and outside, that the Government have made up their minds on this issue? The fact is that the Government have not been able to provide a single piece of real evidence to show how this will support economic growth....”
- Energy and Climate Change: Topical Questions (17 May 2012)
“The Minister will be aware that although the ECO will be delivered in Scotland by the Scottish Government, the underlying legislation applies to England, Wales and Scotland. Given concerns about how the green deal will be implemented, what steps are the Government taking to ensure that my constituents and those of other Scottish MPs get full benefit from the ECO when it is finally brought...”
- Oral Answers to Questions — Justice: Foreign Affairs and International Development (15 May 2012)
“I would like to spend a few minutes addressing the Government’s failure to include legislation in the Queen’s Speech to make it mandatory for 0.7% of gross national income to be spent on overseas development, despite the fact that both coalition parties pledged themselves to such a commitment in their agreement. The Government can, of course, point to the fact that,...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 68 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 24 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 75.00% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 12 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 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") 435 times in debates — above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
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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 (ranking out of 659) | 2003/04 (ranking out of 658) | 2002/03 (ranking out of 657) | 2001/02 (ranking out of 657) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £14,222 (449th) | £21,774 (298th) | £19,452 (409th) | £17,547 | £19,459 (334th) | £18,427 (353rd) | £16,846 (472nd) | £15,536 (287th) |
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Office running costs | £22,432 (103rd) | £21,587 (124th) | £18,623 (449th) | £20,052 | £19,325 (joint 11th with 77 others) | £18,766 (289th) | £18,234 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £26,554 (60th) |
| Staffing costs | £98,120 (227th) | £85,364 (401st) | £88,263 (107th) | £79,930 | £70,105 (374th) | £67,490 (359th) | £63,832 (345th) | £41,872 (474th) |
| Communications Allowance | £11,210 (121st) | £11,049 (72nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £10,296 (191st)1 | £10,845 (193rd)2 | £10,240 (206th)3 | £9,825 | £12,422 (253rd) | £13,957 (178th) | £10,352 (311th) | £10,374 (197th) |
| Members' Staff Travel | £686 (111th) | £0 | £374 (joint 253rd with 1 other) | £0 | £1,133 (159th) | £1,419 (112th) | £1,410 (joint 104th with 1 other) | £0 |
| Members' Spouse Travel | £448 (211th) | £456 (222nd) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £487 (36th) | £738 (31st) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £6,949 (joint 43rd with 1 other) | £2,084 (18th) | £1,642 (joint 133rd with 1 other) | £2,845 | £1,396 (189th) | £1,045 (237th) | £1,155 (272nd) | £2,526 (34th) |
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £4,789 (78th) | £5,532 (122nd) | £6,806 | £4,366 (173rd) | £3,276 (232nd) | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,196 (joint 333rd with 1 other) | £1,058 (joint 320th with 22 others) | £355 | £1,794 (462nd) | £1,794 (454th) | £1,794 (433rd) | £1,438 (495th) | |
| Other Costs | £0 | £5,289 (28th) | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total | £164,850 (131st) | £165,171 (43rd) | £145,184 (172nd) | £137,360 | £130,000 (joint 188th with 1 other) | £126,174 (180th) | £113,623 (309th) | £98,300 (113th) |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £243 (560th). Rail £6,619 (119th). Air £3,421 (74th). Misc £13 (242nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £82 (584th). Rail £7,267 (103rd). Air £3,496 (75th).
3 Car £134 (578th). Rail £5,116 (168th). Air £4,256 (78th). European £734 (61st).