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Stephen Byers is a former MP for North Tyneside.

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Former Labour MP for North Tyneside

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Also represented Wallsend

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Education and Skills
• Work and Pensions
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Home Department
• Council Tax
• Remploy
• Employment
• Income Tax: Tax Rates and Bands
• Immigration

Other offices held in the past

• Secretary of State, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions ( 8 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
• Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (24 Dec 1998 to 8 Jun 2001)
• Chief Secretary, HM Treasury (27 Jul 1998 to 23 Dec 1998)
• Minister of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Employment ( 5 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Mary Glindon

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Unemployment: North Tyneside 3 Feb 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions how many people in North Tyneside whose occupation is registered as electrician or electrical fitter are receiving jobseeker's allowance.

• Written Answers — Culture Media and Sport: Film: Israel 10 Dec 2009

  To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport when he expects to sign the co-production treaty concerning the film industry with the Government of Israel.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Welfare Tax Credits 2 Nov 2009

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will amend the tax credit system to reflect the respective financial contribution by parents who have separated towards the cost of raising their children.

More of Stephen Byers’s recent appearances