Profile

Former Labour MP for Falkirk

Entered the House of Commons on 21 December 2000 — Byelection

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented Falkirk West

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland) (21 Jun 2010 to 18 Nov 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence (16 Oct 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Oct 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon John Hutton, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions (20 Nov 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry ( 8 May 2006 to 20 Nov 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE, Minister of State), Department for Work and Pensions (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry ( 2 Nov 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (13 May 2004 to 2 Nov 2004)
• PPS (Mr Mike O'Brien, Minister of State), Department of Trade and Industry (13 May 2004 to 7 Sep 2004)
• Member, Procedure Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 20 Oct 2003)

Future MPs in this constituency

• John McNally