: Select Committees: Modernisation of the House of Commons 2002-03, Administration since 2001-03, Education and Employment (Education Sub-committee) 1997-99, Education and Employment 1997-99. Backbench Committees: Member, Labour Party Departmental Committees for: Education and Skills since 2001, Trade and Industry since 2001, Social Security 1997-2001, Education and Employment 1997-2001, Foreign Affairs since 1999, Culture, Media and Sport 1997-99; All-Party Groups: Office Holder, Co-founder and Chair, Childcare Group 1997-2003; International Bodies: Member, Working for Childcare 1989-99, Chair 1991-95; Inter-Parliamentary Union since 1997. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government since October 2010; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Europe) 2008-09; Minister of State, Housing and Planning 2008; Minister of State (Employment and Welfare Reform) and Minister for Yorkshire and the Humber June 2007-Jan 2008; Minister of State for Public Health May 2006-June 2007; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health May 2005-May 2006; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Home Office 2003-05; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Dr John Reid as Leader of the House of Commons and President of the Council 2002-03; PPS to Peter Hain as Europe Minister, FCO 2001-02; PPS to Peter Hain as Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry 2001; PPS to Peter Hain, FCO 1999-2001; Facilitator, Labour National Policy Forums 1994-97; Chair, Brentford and Isleworth Constituency Labour Party 1991-95; Executive Member, Labour Co-ordinating Committee 1984-85; National Womens Officer, Labour Students 1983-85; Branch Chair, Branch Secretary and GC Delegate. Special political interests: Employment, education and training, childcare, welfare to work, family-friendly employment, crime, anti-social behaviour, House of Commons modernisation; completed Armed Forces Parliamentary Scheme 2001-03, visiting Iraq in 2003 with the Duke of Wellington Regiment. Profession/Trade: Parliamentary career. Education: University of East Anglia, BA (Hons) American Literature and History. Affiliations: Member of Progress; Board Member: Doncaster Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership 2001-03; Sure Start Denaby Main Partnership 2000-03; President, Denaby Utd FC 2001-03; Member, Fabian Society; Member, GMB Group of MPs. Hobbies: Cinema, being with family and friends. b. 20 September 1961. Married with three children.
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2010 |
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2005 |
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| LAB HOLD |
Votes |
% |
+/- % |
Votes |
% |
| Labour |
16,472 |
37.9 |
-14.8 |
19,418 |
52.7 |
| Conservative |
12,877 |
29.7 |
0.3 |
10,820 |
29.4 |
| Lib Dem |
7,422 |
17.1 |
-0.9 |
6,626 |
18.0 |
| BNP |
2,112 |
4.9 |
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| UKIP |
1,904 |
4.4 |
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| English Democrats |
1,756 |
4.0 |
|
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| Independent |
887 |
2.0 |
|
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| Majority |
3,595 |
8.3 |
|
8,598 |
23.3 |
| Turnout |
43,430 |
59.3 |
4.3 |
36,864 |
55.0 |
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