Profile

Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne North

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Member, Pension Schemes (Conversion of Guaranteed Minimum Pensions) Bill Committee (since 26 Jan 2022)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (since 20 May 2020)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (since 29 Jan 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Chair, Petitions Committee (29 Jan 2020 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Treasury Sub-Committee (14 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Treasury Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Petitions Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 29 Jan 2020)
• Member, Petitions Committee (14 Mar 2016 to 29 Jan 2020)
• Member, Education, Skills and the Economy Sub-Committee ( 9 Mar 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Education Committee ( 1 Feb 2016 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Attorney General (14 Sep 2015 to 11 Jan 2016)
• Shadow Minister (Treasury) (18 Mar 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 18 Mar 2013)
• Shadow Solicitor General ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 8 Nov 2010)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Doug Henderson
• Robert Brown
• Robert Elliott
• Gwilym Lloyd George
• Cuthbert Headlam
• Nicholas Grattan-Doyle