Profile

Labour MP for Newport East

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — 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 (Enforcement) Bill Committee (since 22 Feb 2023)
• Member, Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill Committee (since 19 Oct 2022)
• Member, Welsh Grand Committee (since 18 Jan 2022)
• Member, Dormant Assets Bill [HL] Committee (since 15 Dec 2021)
• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Commons (since 4 Dec 2021)
• Member, Standing Orders Committee (Commons) (since 12 Apr 2021)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 20 May 2020)
• Shadow Vice Chamberlain of HM Household (Whip) (since 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Administration Committee (since 2 Mar 2020)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 5 Feb 2020)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (since 5 Feb 2020)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 5 Feb 2020)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (since 5 Feb 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 5 Feb 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (27 Jan 2020 to 5 Feb 2020)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (27 Jan 2020 to 5 Feb 2020)
• Member, Committee of Selection (15 Jan 2020 to 17 Jan 2022)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2019 to 5 Feb 2020)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 6 Nov 2019 to 5 Feb 2020)
• 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) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (14 Nov 2018 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) ( 5 Nov 2018 to 14 Nov 2018)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 5 Nov 2018 to 14 Nov 2018)
• Member, Administration Committee (30 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Committee of Selection (12 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (10 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) (18 Sep 2015 to 10 Apr 2020)
• Member, Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission (16 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• PPS (Rt Hon Paul Murphy, Secretary of State), Wales Office (29 Jan 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
• Member, Justice Committee ( 6 Nov 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Secretary of State), Wales Office (28 Mar 2007 to 24 Jan 2008)
• Member, Welsh Affairs Committee (21 Nov 2005 to 4 Jun 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alan Howarth
• Roy Hughes