Profile

Former Labour MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central

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

Left the House of Commons on 23 January 2017 — Resigned

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Education ( 7 Oct 2013 to 14 Sep 2015)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (16 Apr 2013 to 7 Oct 2013)
• Member, Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee) ( 3 Dec 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art ( 8 Nov 2011 to 5 Nov 2013)
• Member, Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Jun 2011 to 26 Mar 2012)
• Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 31 Oct 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Mark Fisher
• Robert Cant
• Barnett Stross

Future MPs in this constituency

• Gareth Snell
• Jo Gideon