Profile

Former Labour MP for Stevenage

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — 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

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government (23 Mar 2010 to 11 May 2010)
• Minister of State (the East of England), Regional Affairs (24 Sep 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (the East of England), Department for Communities and Local Government (24 Sep 2009 to 23 Mar 2010)
• Minister of State (Culture and Tourism), Regional Affairs (10 Jun 2009 to 24 Sep 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture and Tourism), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (10 Jun 2009 to 24 Sep 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (10 Feb 2009 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Culture; Minister for the East of England), Department for Culture, Media & Sport ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Feb 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport ( 6 Oct 2008 to 9 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Government Equalities Office ( 3 Dec 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (and Minister for the East of England), Department for Work and Pensions (28 Jun 2007 to 3 Dec 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Tessa Jowell, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (10 Nov 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Timothy Wood

Future MPs in this constituency

• Stephen McPartland