Profile

Labour MP for East Ham

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1994 — unknown

Also represented Newham North East

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Offenders (Day of Release from Detention) Bill Committee (since 1 Feb 2023)
• Member, Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill Committee (since 15 Dec 2021)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 20 May 2020)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since 4 Mar 2020)
• Chair, Work and Pensions Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)
• Chair, Work and Pensions Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee on the Future Relationship with the European Union (31 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Financial Secretary (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Digital Britain) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Digital Britain) (also HM Treasury) ( 6 Aug 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Jan 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Financial Secretary (HM Treasury) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform) (25 Jan 2008 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Competitiveness) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
• The Chief Secretary to the Treasury ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (18 Oct 2004 to 12 Jul 2005)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (30 Sep 2004 to 10 May 2005)
• Minister of State (e-Commerce & Competitiveness) (29 May 2002 to 9 Sep 2004)
• Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools) (11 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 3 Nov 1999 to 11 May 2001)
• The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (29 Jul 1999 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Minister of State (Department of Social Security) ( 1 Jan 1999 to 29 Jul 1999)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security) (28 Jul 1998 to 30 Dec 1998)
• Member, Treasury Committee (15 Jan 1996 to 21 Mar 1997)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (27 Jun 1994 to 21 Mar 1997)