Profile

Former Labour MP for Don Valley

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (16 Nov 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (26 Oct 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change ( 7 Oct 2011 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• Minister of State (Europe) ( 3 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Department of Communities and Local Government) (Housing) (24 Jan 2008 to 3 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Regional Affairs) (Yorkshire and the Humber) (28 Jun 2007 to 9 Jan 2008)
• Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions) (Employment and Welfare Reform) (28 Jun 2007 to 25 Jan 2008)
• Minister of State (Department of Health) (Public Health) ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Member, Administration Committee (30 Jan 2001 to 19 Jan 2005)
• Member, Education & Employment Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 13 Dec 1999)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Martin Redmond
• Michael Welsh
• Richard Kelley
• Thomas Williams
• James Walton

Future MPs in this constituency

• Nicholas Fletcher