Profile

Labour MP for Wallasey

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Financial Services and Markets Bill Committee (since 12 Oct 2022)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations (since 20 Jun 2022)
• Member, Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill Committee (since 9 Nov 2021)
• Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act (since 10 Nov 2020)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 22 Jun 2020)
• Member, Procedure Committee (since 15 Jun 2020)
• Member, Treasury Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Treasury Committee Sub-Committee on Financial Services Regulations (20 Jun 2022 to 20 Jun 2022)
• Member, European Statutory Instruments Committee (18 Jul 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Shadow First Secretary of State, Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (14 Sep 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2015 to 16 Sep 2015)
• Member, House of Commons Commission (13 Jul 2015 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority ( 7 Dec 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons ( 7 Oct 2011 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (19 Nov 2007 to 26 Oct 2009)
• The Exchequer Secretary (29 Jun 2007 to 9 Jun 2009)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( 1 Aug 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Treasury Committee (27 Jan 2003 to 6 Nov 2007)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (16 Oct 2002 to 3 Mar 2003)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Home office) (11 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) (28 Jul 1998 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) ( 6 May 1997 to 29 Jul 1998)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jun 1996 to 1 May 1997)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (28 Nov 1995 to 11 Nov 1996)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Lynda Chalker
• Ernest Marples
• George Reakes
• John Moore-Brabazon
• Robert Chadwick
• Bouverie McDonald