Profile

Former Labour MP for Chatham and Aylesford

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

• Minister of State (Disabled People), Regional Affairs (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disabled People), Department for Work and Pensions (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disabled People; Minister for the South East), Department for Work and Pensions ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Disabled; Minister for the South East), Department for Work and Pensions ( 7 Oct 2008 to 9 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Work and Pensions ( 6 Oct 2008 to 7 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Marine, Landscape and Rural Affairs) and Minister for the South East), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (28 Sep 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (and Minister for the South East), Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (28 Jun 2007 to 28 Sep 2007)
• Assistant Whip ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State), Department for Education and Skills (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Member, Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Joint Committee) (10 Feb 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Education & Skills Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Tracey Crouch