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Russell Brown is a former MP for Dumfries and Galloway.
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Former Labour MP for Dumfries and Galloway
Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election
Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election
Also represented Dumfries
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Topics of interest
- Defence
- Work and Pensions
- Treasury
- Scotland
- Home Department
- Departmental Staff
- Social Security Benefits
- Afghanistan
- Housing Benefit: Scotland
- Ports: Police
Other offices held in the past
- Shadow Minister (Scotland) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Defence) (18 Mar 2013 to 7 Oct 2013)
- Shadow Minister (Defence) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
- Member, International Development Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 2 Nov 2010)
- PPS (Rt Hon Jim Murphy, Secretary of State), Scotland Office (30 Dec 2008 to 16 Jan 2009)
- PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence ( 4 Aug 2008 to 29 Sep 2008)
- PPS (Rt Hon Baroness Taylor of Bolton, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence ( 7 Nov 2007 to 29 Jan 2008)
- PPS (Lord Drayson, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (11 Oct 2007 to 25 Oct 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence (11 Oct 2007 to 25 Oct 2007)
- PPS (Lord Drayson, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (26 Jul 2007 to 26 Jul 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence (26 Jul 2007 to 26 Jul 2007)
- PPS (Lord Drayson, Minister of State), Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (16 Jul 2007 to 23 Jul 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Ministry of Defence (16 Jul 2007 to 23 Jul 2007)
- PPS (Lord Drayson, Minister of State), Ministry of Defence (28 Jun 2007 to 7 Nov 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Des Browne, Secretary of State), Scotland Office (28 Jun 2007 to 16 Oct 2008)
- PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Department for Transport (27 Jun 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (17 May 2006 to 31 Oct 2006)
- PPS (Rt Hon Douglas Alexander, Secretary of State), Scotland Office ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Alistair Darling, Secretary of State), Scotland Office (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- PPS (Rt Hon Alistair Darling, Secretary of State), Department for Transport (10 Nov 2005 to 8 May 2006)
- Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (12 Dec 2001 to 6 May 2010)
- Member, Regulatory Reform Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)
- Member, Standards and Privileges Committee (16 Jul 2001 to 17 Nov 2003)
- Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (29 Nov 1999 to 11 May 2001)
- Member, Deregulation Committee ( 5 Jul 1999 to 11 May 2001)
- Member, European Scrutiny Committee (17 Nov 1998 to 10 Dec 1998)
- Member, European Legislation Committee (15 Jul 1997 to 17 Nov 1998)
Future MPs in this constituency
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
Recent appearances
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May I quietly remind the Leader of the House that during the last Parliament, when he was on the Opposition side of the House and I sat on the Government, he spoke before me in a debate and I then paid him the compliment—some might say it was not a compliment—that in my view, he was quite frankly the best of a bad bunch on the Opposition Benches? I have to say to him that he has gone down...
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On that point, it became abundantly clear, when I met the two ladies whom I mentioned in respect of their daughters and the HPV vaccine, that one of those mothers faced a major challenge in pursuing the local health authority to get the card recording exactly what had happened. There appeared to be some reluctance, although I am not sure what was underpinning all that. Some people have faced...
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I appreciate what the Minister is saying. Will she give hon. Members in the Chamber her personal thoughts on the balance of probability?
More of Russell Brown’s recent appearances