Profile

Former Labour MP for Hastings and Rye

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

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Secretary, Government Equalities Office (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Chairman, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) ( 7 May 2008 to 27 Nov 2008)
• Member, Draft Legal ServicesBill (Joint Committee) ( 3 Aug 2006 to 27 Apr 2007)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) ( 1 Nov 2005 to 8 Dec 2009)
• Member, Work and Pensions Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (29 Jun 2005 to 8 Dec 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith, Attorney General), Law Officers' Department ( 2 Nov 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Solicitor General), Law Officers' Department ( 2 Nov 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith, Attorney General), Law Officers' Department (13 May 2004 to 7 Sep 2004)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman, Solicitor General), Law Officers' Department (13 May 2004 to 7 Sep 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jacqui Lait
• Kenneth Warren

Future MPs in this constituency

• Amber Rudd
• Sally-Ann Hart