Profile

Former Labour MP for Watford

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, Ministry of Justice (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Administration Committee (10 Feb 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Selection Committee ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Aug 2009)
• Government Whip ( 6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Government Whip ( 8 May 2006 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Assistant Whip (11 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Minister of State), Department of Health (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tristan Garel-Jones
• Raphael Tuck
• Frederick Farey-Jones
• John Freeman
• William Helmore
• Dennis Herbert
• Arnold Ward
• Nathaniel Micklem
• Thomas Halsey

Future MPs in this constituency

• Richard Harrington
• Dean Russell