Profile

Labour MP for Rhondda

Entered the House of Commons on 7 June 2001 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee (since 7 Dec 2022)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (since 24 Nov 2021)
• Member, Cultural Objects (Protection From Seizure) Bill Committee (since 9 Nov 2021)
• Member, Joint Committee on the Fixed-Term Parliaments Act (since 10 Nov 2020)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 20 May 2020)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (since 6 May 2020)
• Chair, Committee on Standards (since 6 May 2020)
• Chair, Committee on Standards (since 6 May 2020)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Committee of Privileges (19 May 2020 to 14 Jun 2022)
• Chair, Committee of Privileges (19 May 2020 to 14 Jun 2022)
• Member, Committee of Privileges (12 May 2020 to 19 May 2020)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (28 Jan 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Finance Committee (Commons) (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Finance Committee (Commons) (31 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 2017 to 31 Oct 2017)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (10 Nov 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) (16 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, House of Commons Commission (14 Sep 2015 to 21 Nov 2016)
• Shadow Leader of the House of Commons (14 Sep 2015 to 26 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport ( 8 May 2015 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) ( 3 Dec 2014 to 8 May 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Work and Pensions) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 3 Dec 2014)
• Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Europe) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Europe) (13 Oct 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 13 Oct 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Government Equalities Office (16 Oct 2008 to 10 Dec 2008)
• Deputy Leader of the House of Commons ( 5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Government Equalities Office ( 4 Aug 2008 to 29 Sep 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Lord Privy Seal), Leader of the House of Commons ( 4 Aug 2008 to 10 Dec 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC (Leader of the House of Commons)), Leader of the House of Commons (25 Oct 2007 to 4 Aug 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Lord Privy Seal), Leader of the House of Commons (11 Oct 2007 to 25 Oct 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Lord Privy Seal), Leader of the House of Commons (26 Jul 2007 to 26 Jul 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, (Leader of the House of Commons)), Leader of the House of Commons (26 Jul 2007 to 11 Oct 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, (as Leader of the Commons)), Leader of the House of Commons (23 Jul 2007 to 26 Jul 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Lord Privy Seal), Leader of the House of Commons (16 Jul 2007 to 23 Jul 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC (as Leader of the Commons)), Leader of the House of Commons (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 4 Jun 2007 to 8 Nov 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Secretary of State), Department for Constitutional Affairs (10 Nov 2005 to 13 Jun 2006)
• Member, House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee) (19 Jun 2002 to 5 May 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Allan Rogers
• Alec Jones
• Mabon Abraham