| Forenames | Lawrie |
| | (Known as Lawrie) |
| Date and place of birth | 25 December 1956, Carlisle, Cumberland |
| Parents | Son of late Jimmy and Sheila Quinn |
| Marital status and children | Married Ann Eames 1983 |
| Secondary schools | Pennine Way School, Carlisle |
| | Harraby School, Cariisle |
| Further education | Hatfield Polytechnic (BSc civil engineering 1979) |
| Languages spoken | French, German |
| Memberships | Civil service club |
| | Permanent Way Institute |
| | Honorary life member Association of Civil Engineering trainees |
| | Institution of Civil Engineers |
| | Engineering Council |
| Favourite charities and trusts | Member: Transport 2000 |
| | Vice President North Yorks Moors Railway |
| Recreations and sports | Reading, photography, biographies, theatre, |
| | Internet, Carlisle United football team |
| | Travelling and cookery |
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Non political career | |
| Profession | Chartered civil engineer |
| Non political career | British Rail/Railtrack London NE 1979-97 |
| | Civil engineer 1979-94 |
| | Project manager 1994-97 |
| | Civil engineer 2005 - date |
| Councils | Councillor, North Yorkshire County Council 1989-93, |
| | Member |
| | Highways Committee, |
| | Policy and Resources Committee |
| | Planning Committee |
| Union membership | TSSA branch secretary 1986-96 |
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Political career | |
| Posts held as at May 2005 | Parliamentary Private Secretary: |
| | Department of Trade and Industry, June 2001- September 2002 |
| | Cabinet Office, September 2002 - |
| | Secretary: |
| | National Parks Group 2001 - |
| | Chair: Rail Group 2001 - |
| All party groups | Treasurer: |
| | Yorkshire Cricket Group 1999-2001 |
| | Vice-chair, Forestry Commission Group 2000-2001 |
| | Chair, Rail Freight Group 1999-2001 |
| | Vice-Chair, Design and Innovation 1999-2001 |
| | Secretary: |
| | British-Brazilian Group 2000-2001 |
| | British-Saudi Arabian Group 1998-2001 |
| Party groups | Member |
| | Fabian Society |
| | Labour Campaigning for Electoral Reform |
| | SERA; |
| | Chair, North Yorkshlre and City of York 1984-96 |
| | Member, Yorkshire and the North Regional Executive 1988-96 |
| Backbench committees | Hon. Secretary, Labour Party Departmental Committee for Agriculture Fisheries & Food 1997 -2001 |
| | Member, Labour Party Departmental Committee for |
| | Environment Transport and the Regions 1997-2001 |
| | National Heritage/Culture Media Sport 1997-2001 |
| Select Committee Membership | European Scrutiny Standing Committee 'B' - Environment Transport and MAFF policies 1997-2001 |
| | Regional Affairs Committee 1999-2001 |
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Electoral history and results |
| Electoral history | Member for Scarborough & Whitby May 1, 1997 to May 5, 2005 |
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| Political interests | Trade and Industry, Transport, devolution, constitution, health and safety at work, tourism, agriculture, fishing, industry, regional assemblies |
