Profile

Former Labour MP for Leicester 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

• Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Secretary of State, Department of Health (11 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry ( 8 Jun 2001 to 11 May 2005)
• Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (28 Jul 1999 to 8 Jun 2001)
• Economic Secretary, HM Treasury (28 Jul 1998 to 28 Jul 1999)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Greville Janner
• Barnett Janner
• Harold Nicolson
• Ernest Pickering
• Frederick Pethick-Lawrence
• Alfred Hill
• Joseph Green

Future MPs in this constituency

• Liz Kendall