Profile
Former Labour MP for Wakefield
Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election
Expenses
Other offices held in the past
- Member, Liaison Committee Sub-committee on the effectiveness and influence of the select committee system (13 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, National Policy Statements Sub-Committee 2017-19 (13 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Jul 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
- Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (10 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
- Member, Environmental Audit Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 10 Feb 2016)
- Shadow Secretary of State for International Development ( 5 Nov 2014 to 14 Sep 2015)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Transport ( 7 Oct 2013 to 5 Nov 2014)
- Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2013)
- Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Shadow Minister (Health) ( 1 Mar 2010 to 31 Oct 2010)
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (10 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee ( 3 Mar 2009 to 29 Oct 2009)
- PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Secretary of State), Department for Culture, Media & Sport (29 Jan 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
- PPS (Rt Hon Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury (16 Jul 2007 to 29 Jan 2008)
- PPS (Andy Burnham, Chief Secretary), HM Treasury (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
- Member, Finance and Services Committee (26 Mar 2007 to 6 May 2010)
- PPS (Lord Hunt of King's Heath OBE, Minister of State), Department of Health (14 Mar 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
- PPS (Andy Burnham, Minister of State), Department of Health (20 Nov 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Lord Warner, Minister of State), Department of Health (20 Nov 2006 to 1 Feb 2007)
- Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (12 Jul 2005 to 22 Jan 2007)
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