• Labour MP for Edinburgh North & Leith
• PPS (David Cairns, Minister of State), Scotland Office (since 28 Jun 2007)
• Entered Parliament on 7 June 2001 — General election
• Majority: 2,153 votes. — 542nd out of 631 MPs.
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• Voting record
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How Mark Lazarowicz voted on key issues since 2001:

• Voted for a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for introducing student top-up fees. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly against the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
• Voted very strongly against replacing Trident. votes, speeches
• Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes, speeches
• Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes, speeches

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More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record

• Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.

Select Committee membership

• Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) (since 7 May 2008)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (since 16 Jan 2007)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (since 14 Jul 2005)

Asks most questions about

• Departments: Trade and Industry, Transport, International Development, Transport, Local Government and the Regions, Treasury

• Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Telephone Helplines, Fair Trade Fortnight, Air Services, Cargo Transfers, Climate Change

(based on written questions asked by Mark Lazarowicz and answered by departments)

Written Answers — Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Electricity: Meters (22 Jul 2008)

“To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform how many electricity consumers with dynamically teleswitched meters there were in Scotland (a) in 2005 and (b) on the most recent date for which figures are available; and how many consumers who now have such meters are no longer supplied by their previous electricity supplier.”

Bill Presented: Topical Debate — Zimbabwe (3 Jul 2008)

“My right hon. Friend mentioned the work being done at European level. Can he say a bit more about our efforts to ensure that all our European partners put as much pressure as possible on Zimbabwe and assist our work with the AU and other organisations?”

Business of the House (3 Jul 2008)

“I was recently contacted by a constituent who wanted to get a copy of her birth certificate online. She visited a website called govcertificates.co.uk which she assumed was a Government website. It was not, however; it was a scam, where official information that people can get hold of fairly cheaply from Government websites is resold at a much increased price. Will my right hon. and learned...”

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• Has spoken in 45 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs.
• Has received answers to 33 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
• Is a member of 3 select committees.
• 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 85% of votes in parliament — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 9 comments 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.
• 97 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Mark Lazarowicz speaks.
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 290 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)

Register last updated: 22 Jul 2008. More about the Register

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

^* Car £134 (578th). Rail £5,116 (168th). Air £4,256 (78th). European £734 (61st).