Profile

Labour MP for Alyn and Deeside

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, Pension Dashboards (Prohibition of Indemnification) Bill Committee (since 26 Oct 2022)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Glue Traps (Offences) Bill Committee (since 12 Jan 2022)
• Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons) (since 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Administration Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Member, Committee of Selection (since 15 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Opposition Whip (Commons) (12 Feb 2020 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Administration Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Finance Committee (Commons) (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Administration Committee (20 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Palace of Westminster (Joint Committee) (16 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Administration Committee (23 Jan 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Opposition Pairing Whip (Commons) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 12 Feb 2020)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (18 Nov 2010 to 8 Nov 2011)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (14 Nov 2007 to 18 Nov 2007)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (22 Jan 2007 to 6 Nov 2007)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) (29 Nov 2005 to 6 Nov 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo, Paymaster General), HM Treasury (10 Nov 2005 to 6 Sep 2006)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Barry Jones