Profile

Labour MP for Caerphilly

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, Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL] Committee (since 1 Mar 2023)
• Member, Shark Fins Bill Committee (since 9 Nov 2022)
• Member, Speaker's Conference Committee (since 19 Oct 2022)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (since 27 Jun 2022)
• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (since 2 Feb 2022)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons) (13 Dec 2022 to 6 Feb 2023)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 2 Sep 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (10 Apr 2020 to 2 Sep 2020)
• Member, Defence Sub-Committee ( 5 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Member, Defence Committee ( 2 Mar 2020 to 11 May 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Defence) (Armed Forces and Defence Procurement) (12 Oct 2016 to 16 Jan 2020)
• Shadow Minister (Cabinet Office) ( 1 Jul 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) ( 1 Jul 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Scotland) ( 1 Jul 2015 to 27 Jun 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Justice) (Political and Constitutional Reform) (11 Oct 2011 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Wales) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee ( 4 Jun 2007 to 8 Nov 2007)
• Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (17 May 2006 to 31 Oct 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Adam Ingram, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence (10 Nov 2005 to 6 Sep 2006)
• Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (28 Oct 2004 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 6 Nov 2007)
• Member, Labour Party National Executive Committee ( 1 Aug 1994 to 31 Jul 1998)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Ron Davies
• Ednyfed Davies
• Alfred Evans
• Ness Edwards
• Morgan Jones
• Alfred Onions