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Bob Blizzard is a former MP for Waveney.

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Former Labour MP for Waveney

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Health
• Education and Skills
• Treasury
• Trade and Industry
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Choice and Plurality Policies
• Uganda
• Oil and Gas Industry (Taxation)
• Oil Tax
• Fishing Communities

Other offices held in the past

• Government Whip ( 6 Oct 2008 to 11 May 2010)
• Assistant Whip (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Scotland Office (27 Jun 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for Transport ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Mr Douglas Alexander, Minister of State), Foreign & Commonwealth Office (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• David Porter
• James Prior

Future MPs in this constituency

• Peter Aldous

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Saving Gateway Accounts Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Banking Bill Committee (17 out of 17)
• Finance Bill Committee (24 out of 24)
• Concessionary Bus Travel Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Energy Bill Committee (9 out of 14)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (10 out of 13)
• Licensing Bill Committee (15 out of 17)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Recent appearances

• Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 110 23 Jun 2009

  On a point of order, Mr. Atkinson. I commend you on your five and a half hour-plus stint today.

• Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 87 18 Jun 2009

  On a point of order, Mr. Atkinson. Thank you for that announcement. We had an agreement to finish clause 90 and the corresponding schedule today. I think the mood of the Committee is that it would be better if we could finish it without adjourning, so I hope that we can have a common purpose and move that way. Would you permit us, if necessary to go a little beyond 4 o’clock in order to...

• Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 85 18 Jun 2009

  His daughter has broken her arm, and he has given me his apologies.

More of Bob Blizzard’s recent appearances