FIELD, Mark

Member for Cities of London and Westminster since 2001. Committees: Vice-Chairman, Chinese in Britain All-Party Parliamentary Group since 2006; Member, Standing Committee; Business Rates Supplements Act 2009, Finance Bill 2009, National Lottery Act 2006 (Frontbench lead); Member, National Insurance Contributions Act 2008 and Crossrail Act 2007; Regulation of Financial Services (Land transactions) Act 2006 (Frontbench lead), Finance Act (No. 2) 2005; National Insurance Contribution Act 2006 (Frontbench lead); Railways Act 2005; Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Venture Capital and Private Equity 2004; Housing Act 2004; Member, Select Committee on the Lord Chancellor’s Department 2003; Member, Standing Committee on the Licensing Act 2003; Member, Standing Committee for Finance Act 2002; Member, Standing Committee Enterprise Act 2002; Member, Standing Committee Proceeds of Crime Act 2002; Member, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Football. Political career: Shadow Minister for Culture 2005-06; Shadow Financial Secretary to the Treasury May-Dec 2005; Shadow Minister for London 2003-05; Opposition Whip 2003-04; Councillor, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea 1994-2002; Conservative Candidate for Enfield North 1997; Deputy Chair, Local Conservatives (Islington North) 1989-91. Special political interests: Tax, financial services, international and overseas development, Metropolitan and City of London policing, recycling household waste, London Underground, London Olympics bid, local environmental issues, Royal Parks, National Lottery, security in Grosvenor Square, pleasure craft on the Thames, Pedicabs, Heathrow, private equity industry, animation and creative industries, supermarkets, equitable life, home education, road safety. Profession/Trade: Solicitor. Education: Reading School; St Edmund Hall, Oxford BA, MA Law. Affiliations: St Bartholomew’s and St Mary’s hospitals, London; The Parkinson’s Disease Society; The Breast Cancer Coalition; Royal National Institute for the Deaf. Hobbies: Local London history; buying pictures; walking; pop and rock music; cricket (plays for the Lords and Commons team); supporter Bury FC.
b. October 1964. Married with one son.