Profile

Former Conservative MP for Skipton and Ripon

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (30 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Liaison Committee (27 Oct 2009 to 8 Dec 2009)
• Chairman, Standards and Privileges Committee (21 Oct 2009 to 27 Nov 2009)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (15 Oct 2009 to 27 Oct 2009)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (18 Jan 2006 to 18 Mar 2009)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Jun 2004)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Watson

Future MPs in this constituency

• Julian Smith