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Mr Ivan Henderson is a former MP for Harwich.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Harwich

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

Left the House of Commons on 11 April 2005 — General election (stood again)

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• PPS (Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo), HM Treasury (10 Apr 2005 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Tax Law Rewrite Bills (Joint Committee) ( 8 Dec 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Rt Hon Andrew Smith, Secretary of State), Department for Work and Pensions (13 May 2004 to 7 Sep 2004)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Iain Sproat
• Julian Ridsdale
• Stanley Holmes
• Percy Pybus
• Frederick Rice
• Albert Hillary
• Harry Newton
• Arthur Lever
• James Round
• Henry Tyler
• Henry Jervis-White-Jervis
• John Kelk
• Richard Rowley
• Henry Jervis-White-Jervis
• William Campbell
• Robert Bagshaw
• John Bagshaw
• George Warburton
• John Bagshaw
• David Waddington
• George Sandford
• Isaac Butt
• Fitz-Roy Kelly
• Robert Crawford
• John Hobhouse
• John Attwood
• John Bagshaw
• William Beresford
• John Attwood
• Alexander Ellice
• John Herries
• Francis Bonham
• Christopher Tower
• George Dawson
• John Herries
• George Dawson
• William Rae
• Nicholas Tindal
• George Canning
• Charles Bathurst
• Nicholas Vansittart
• Charles Bathurst
• John Addington
• Nicholas Vansittart
• John Addington
• William Huskisson
• John Addington
• James Adams
• William Fremantle
• John Addington
• James Adams
• John Addington
• Thomas Myers
• John Robinson

Future MPs in this constituency

• Douglas Carswell

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Age-Related Payments Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• High Hedges (No. 2) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Marine Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Deceased Fathers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Hunting Bill Committee (15 out of 16)

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 6 Apr 2005

  May I tell my right hon. Friend that the district of Tendring in my constituency has been named as one of the safest districts to live in; that the local Tory district council makes that clear in the newspaper that it has just released; and that the figures put out by the chief superintendent in my area also say that crime is down? Who does my right hon. Friend think is right—those with the...

• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 17 Mar 2005

  On winter fuel payments, does my right hon. Friend recall, as I do, the years when we campaigned for the wind chill factor to be taken into account? Pensioners had to freeze in their homes for days on end just to get £10, which, in fact, they very rarely got. The Tories said that they would not put VAT on fuel, and then did so. Does he agree that pensioners will not trust the Tories to keep...

• Budget Resolutions and Economic Situation 17 Mar 2005

  Does my right hon. Friend agree that the Opposition have not said how much it will cost pensioners to take out insurance policies to pay for their NHS operations? That would be a huge burden, and pensioners who could not afford such policies would end up at the bottom of future waiting lists.

More of Mr Ivan Henderson’s recent appearances