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Ronnie Campbell is a former MP for Blyth Valley.

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Former Labour MP for Blyth Valley

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @BVLabour
• https://facebook.com/blythvalleylabour

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Ronnie Campbell campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Justice
• Work and Pensions
• Health
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Culture Media and Sport
• Local Plans: Northumberland
• Further Education (Blyth Valley)
• Ashwell Prison
• Epilepsy: Pregnant Women
• Pension Credit and Winter Fuel Payments

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (31 Oct 2005 to 26 Nov 2007)
• Member, Catering Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Public Administration Committee (16 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration (17 Jun 1987 to 21 Mar 1997)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Ryman

Future MPs in this constituency

• Ian Levy

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Criminal Law (Amendment) (Householder Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Civil Defence (Grant) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (4 out of 7)

Recent appearances

• Prime Minister: Engagements 30 Oct 2019

  Mr Speaker, I have been in Parliament for 32 years. I have seen many Speakers in the Chair and I must say you have been the best. As we say in the north-east—it’s not quite the language of the Welsh—you’re a canny laddie. The WASPI women were given a bad deal on their pensions. Does the Prime Minister have any plans to put that wrong right?

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 10 Apr 2019

  Charlie Foster, one of my young constituents—aged seven—has cystic fibrosis. When he has an attack, he feels as if he is breathing through a straw. I have never tried the test, but I will when I get back to my constituency. Young people are suffering very badly because a drug called Orkambi has not been licensed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. It increases the...

• Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Bill [Lords]: (Business of the House): Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme 14 Feb 2019

  I speak as a serving miner at one time, who had two broken legs. I wonder about this sometimes when I see in the newspapers about this Sir Philip Green and how he stole all the pensions, yet here we are, sitting here and the Government are stealing pensions. They should have their knighthoods taken off them as well.

More of Ronnie Campbell’s recent appearances