Profile

Former Labour MP for Wirral West

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

• PPS (Rt Hon David Hanson, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Vera Baird QC, Solicitor General), Attorney General's Office (10 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Vera Baird QC, Solicitor General), Law Officers (27 Nov 2008 to 27 Nov 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Michael Wills, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice (11 Nov 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Vera Baird QC, Solicitor General), Law Officers' Department (16 Oct 2008 to 10 Dec 2008)
• PPS (Vera Baird, Solicitor General), Law Officers' Department ( 4 Aug 2008 to 16 Oct 2008)
• PPS (Mr Michael Wills, Minister of State), Ministry of Justice ( 7 Feb 2008 to 11 Nov 2008)
• Member, Health Committee (27 Nov 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (14 Nov 2007 to 21 Aug 2008)
• PPS (Vera Baird QC, Solicitor General), Law Officers' Department ( 7 Nov 2007 to 4 Aug 2008)
• Member, Regulatory Reform Committee ( 7 Nov 2007 to 9 Nov 2007)
• PPS (Vera Baird, Solicitor General), Law Officers' Department (28 Jun 2007 to 7 Nov 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Baroness Amos), Leader of the House of Lords (17 Aug 2006 to 6 Sep 2006)
• Member, Draft Legal ServicesBill (Joint Committee) ( 3 Aug 2006 to 27 Apr 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Baroness Amos, President of the Council), Privy Council Office (10 Nov 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Draft Mental Incapacity Bill (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Jun 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Hunt

Future MPs in this constituency

• Esther McVey
• Margaret Greenwood