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Jim Cousins is a former MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central

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

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

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Health
• Home Department
• Education and Skills
• Departmental Staff
• Iraq
• Departmental Officials
• Pension Credit
• Departmental Contracts

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Treasury Committee (14 Jul 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Treasury Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Treasury Sub-committee Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Piers Merchant
• Harry Cowans
• Edward Short
• Lyall Wilkes
• Alfred Denville
• Charles Trevelyan
• George Renwick

Future MPs in this constituency

• Chi Onwurah

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
• Company Law Reform Bill Committee (3 out of 22)
• Retirement Income Reform Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Treasury: Investment Income 7 Apr 2010

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the (a) total monetary value of and (b) proportion of net investment income in the UK balance of payments has been in each year since 2006.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Royal Bank of Scotland: Liverpool Football Club 7 Apr 2010

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the loans made by Royal Bank of Scotland to Liverpool Football Club are guaranteed under the Government's asset protection guarantee scheme.

• Written Answers — Work and Pensions: Departmental ICT 7 Apr 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what disruption there has been to her Department's (a) Fraud Referral and Intervention Management System, (b) electronic records management and (c) Customer Information System since 22 January 2010.

More of Jim Cousins’s recent appearances