Profile

Labour MP for Doncaster Central

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

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Standing Orders Committee (Commons) (since 12 Apr 2021)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (since 15 Jan 2020)
• Deputy Speaker (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means) (since 8 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission (30 Jan 2023 to 30 Jan 2023)
• Member, Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission (30 Jan 2023 to 3 Mar 2023)
• Chair, Parliamentary Works Estimates Commission (30 Jan 2023 to 30 Jan 2023)
• Member, Panel of Chairs (28 Jun 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Deputy Speaker (Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means) (28 Jun 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Members Estimate Committee (31 Oct 2016 to 24 May 2021)
• Member, House of Commons Commission (31 Oct 2016 to 24 May 2021)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (26 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Finance Committee (Commons) (26 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Finance Committee (Commons) (26 Oct 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (17 Oct 2016 to 26 Oct 2016)
• Opposition Chief Whip (Commons) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 6 Oct 2016)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (23 Jun 2010 to 26 Jan 2011)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Women) (28 Feb 2010 to 30 Oct 2010)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (12 Oct 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Communities and Local Government) (Local Government) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Regional Economic Development and Co-ordination); (also in the Department for Communities and Local Government) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Pensions Reform) and Minister (Yorkshire and the Humber) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (Yorkshire and the Humber) (10 Jan 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Transport) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• The Minister of State, Department of Health (13 Jun 2003 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Lord Chancellor's Department) (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Harold Walker