Profile

Former Labour MP for Wansdyke

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Members' Allowances Committee (10 Feb 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon David Miliband, Secretary of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Northern Ireland Office ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2005 to 18 Jul 2006)
• Assistant Whip (12 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jack Aspinwall