Profile

Labour/Co-operative MP for Hackney South and Shoreditch

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Party was Labour until 30 Mar 2015

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Bill Committee (since 2 Feb 2022)
• Member, Down Syndrome Bill Committee (since 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Local Government (Disqualification) Bill Committee (since 24 Nov 2021)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 20 May 2020)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (since 27 Jan 2020)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (since 27 Jan 2020)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission (since 12 Jul 2017)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (27 Jan 2020 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Sep 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Chair, Public Accounts Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Accounts Commission (18 Jun 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (24 Oct 2011 to 27 Jan 2020)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Shadow Minister (Home Office) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Identity) ( 9 Nov 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (Identity) ( 2 Jul 2007 to 6 Aug 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Ruth Kelly, Secretary of State), Department for Communities and Local Government ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 16 Oct 2006)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Brian Sedgemore
• Ronald Brown