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Jim Dobbin is a former MP for Heywood and Middleton.

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Former Labour MP for Heywood and Middleton

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

Left the House of Commons on 7 September 2014 — Died

Party was Labour/Co-operative until 11 Apr 2005

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Health
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Education and Skills
• Transport
• Treasury
• Tranquillisers
• Abortion
• Education (Heywood and Middleton)
• Gibraltar
• Abortions

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communities and Local Government Committee ( 7 Nov 2007 to 10 Mar 2009)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (15 Nov 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (29 Jun 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Consolidation etc. Bills (Joint Committee) (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• James Callaghan

Future MPs in this constituency

• Liz McInnes
• Chris Clarkson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (7 out of 15)
• Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Local Government Ombudsman (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Crime and Security Bill Committee (6 out of 12)
• Finance Bill Committee (16 out of 18)
• Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Off-Road Vehicles (Registration) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Local Government Bill Committee (11 out of 14)
• Water Bill Committee (7 out of 11)
• Waste and Emissions Trading Bill Committee (5 out of 8)
• Extradition Bill Committee (7 out of 9)
• Fireworks Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Finance Bill Committee (6 out of 7)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Health: In Vitro Fertilisation 8 Sep 2014

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what his Department's policy is on categorising modification to genomic DNA in mitochondria through pronuclear transfer or maternal spindle transfer as genetic modification.

• Written Answers — Health: Childbirth 4 Sep 2014

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health what assessment he has made of changes in the survival rate of babies born before 24 weeks gestation; and if he will make a statement.

• Written Answers — Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq 2 Sep 2014

  To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what steps he is taking to encourage the Iraq government to sign the Ministry of Justice's draft Prison Transfer Agreement.

More of Jim Dobbin’s recent appearances