Profile

Former Labour MP for Portsmouth North

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — 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

• Member, Public Accounts Committee (27 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Secretary, HM Treasury (18 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government (10 Jun 2009 to 18 Jun 2009)
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Secretary of State), Department for Transport (16 Oct 2008 to 10 Dec 2008)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Children, Schools and Families ( 6 Oct 2008 to 9 Oct 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury), HM Treasury (11 Oct 2007 to 29 Sep 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury), HM Treasury (26 Jul 2007 to 26 Jul 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip)), HM Treasury (23 Jul 2007 to 11 Oct 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury), HM Treasury (16 Jul 2007 to 23 Jul 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Geoff Hoon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury and Chief Whip), HM Treasury (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Jul 2007)
• PPS (John Healey, Financial Secretary), HM Treasury (20 Nov 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (13 Jun 2006 to 23 May 2008)
• Member, Armed Forces Bill Committee (20 Dec 2005 to 27 Nov 2008)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 27 Mar 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Syd Rapson
• Peter Griffiths
• Frank Judd
• Donald Bruce
• William James
• Roger Keyes
• Bertram Falle

Future MPs in this constituency

• Penny Mordaunt