Profile

Former Labour MP for Leeds East

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

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (18 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)
• Member, Backbench Business Committee ( 8 Nov 2010 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (19 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (14 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (14 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 14 Jul 2010)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (12 Jul 2010 to 14 Jul 2010)
• Member, Treasury Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 24 Nov 2014)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (21 Jun 2010 to 18 Mar 2013)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Jan 2009 to 7 Dec 2009)
• Member, Treasury Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 13 Jul 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (28 Jul 1998 to 29 Jul 1999)
• Member, Finance and Services Committee (14 Nov 1997 to 1 Jul 1999)
• Deputy Chief Whip and Treasurer ( 8 May 1997 to 27 Jul 1998)
• Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jul 1994 to 1 May 1997)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (10 Dec 1993 to 20 Jan 1995)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Denis Healey
• James O'Grady
• Henry Cautley
• Thomas Leuty
• John Gane
• Thomas Leuty
• John Gane
• Richard Dawson

Future MPs in this constituency

• Richard Burgon