Mark Lazarowicz MP

News and information from Mark Lazarowicz, MP for Edinburgh North & Leith

Visit Mark's Edinburgh North & Leith blog to join in the debate on local and national issues.

 

 
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>> Come along to the World's Biggest Coffee Morning! 26th September
World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, Friday 26th September
Once again, Mark is organising a local event as part of the World’s Biggest Coffee Morning, in support of MacMillan Cancer Care....

>> Mark launches post office closure campaign
Following the announcement today of plans by the post office to close three sub-post offices in his Edinburgh North & Leith constituency, Labour MP Mark Lazarowicz has launched a campaign to highl...

>> Think global, act local! Come along to a community meeting on renewable energy
Community Meeting  - Edinburgh Community Energy Co-operative

23rd August 2008 11.00a.m. – 1.30p.m
Granton Youth Centre 3–11 West Granton Rd
Edinburgh EH5 1GH

Come a...

  Mark in the constituency
  Campaign

JLeith Custom Houseoin the Campaign for a Leith Museum!

I've been in touch with a number of local groups who are keen to set up a Leith museum and we've launched a campaign to try and make this a reality. Click here for more information. 

An online petition has been set-up in support of the museum...please sign it and give us your support!  You can see more about this on the Leith Museum blogspot and there is more information on the campaign on my website here
  Environment

Locally, Mark has been working to promote the Edinburgh community energy project to engage the local community in tackling climate change. You can find out more on the Edinburgh Community Energy Co-op on their website here. For more on Mark's work on environment issues, both in Parliament and in the constituency, click here

Mark with wind turbineMark has taken a keen interest in environmental issues and in 2006 won a prestigious Parliamentary award for his work in promoting renewable energy, principally for the work on his successful Private Members' Bill, the Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Act. Mark is also a member of the Environmental Audit Select Committee which has looked at a number of high profile environmental issues recently.

  How Mark Can Help

As your local MP, Mark can often help with problems you may have with Government, with other public bodies, and sometimes with other businesses and organisations. For more information on how Mark can help you, click here. You can also read about Mark's recent work in his Summer Report here 

Mark holds regular advice surgeries. If you need assistance or would like to raise any issues with Mark, please feel free to come along to the surgeries at the following locations and times:

Every Friday (No appointment is needed)

  • 4pm Stockbridge Library, Hamilton Place - Please Note:Because of renovation works at Stockbridge Library, there will not be an advice surgery there on 25th July and 1st August. The Stockbridge surgeries will resume at Stockbridge Library on 8 August.
  • 5pm Ainslie Park Leisure Centre
  • 6pm Constituency Office, 5 Croall Place, Leith Walk

Five ways to contact Mark

  Ship-to-ship transfers campaign

Mark has achieved success on a future change in the law on marine oil transfers. Following the campaigning on Mark's Private Members’ bill, the Environmental Protection (Transfers at Sea) Bill, the UK Government has launched a consulation to improve the regulation of potentially damaging ship to ship oil transfers around the UK.

You can find more information about the Bill campaign on ship-to-ship transfers here

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