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Ruth Kelly is a former MP for Bolton West.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Bolton West

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

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Justice
• Children
• Schools and Families
• Children in Care: Child Trust Fund
• Child Trust Fund: Children in Care

Other offices held in the past

• Secretary of State, Department for Transport (28 Jun 2007 to 6 Oct 2008)
• Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills (16 Dec 2004 to 8 May 2006)
• Minister of State, Cabinet Office (10 Sep 2004 to 16 Dec 2004)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (28 May 2004 to 19 Oct 2004)
• Financial Secretary, HM Treasury (29 May 2002 to 10 Sep 2004)
• Economic Secretary, HM Treasury (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tom Sackville
• Ann Taylor
• Robert Redmond
• Gordon Oakes
• Arthur Holt
• John Lewis

Future MPs in this constituency

• Julie Hilling
• Chris Green
• Phil Brickell

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Child Trust Funds Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Finance Bill Committee (15 out of 21)
• Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Industrial and Provident Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (11 out of 16)
• Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of 5)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Children, Schools and Families: Children in Care: Child Trust Fund 25 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families which local authorities (a) ensure that the full £100 Child Trust Fund annual payments for looked-after children are put in their individual account and (b) have used all or part of these payments for other purposes.

• Written Answers — Treasury: Child Trust Fund: Children in Care 22 Mar 2010

  To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the performance of stakeholder Child Trust Funds managed by the Official Solicitor or Accountant of Court on behalf of looked-after children.

• Written Answers — Justice: Children in Care: Child Trust Fund 17 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what percentage of Child Trust Funds managed by the Official Solicitor or Accountant of Court on behalf of looked-after children have been re-allocated to a different provider following concerns about investment performance.

More of Ruth Kelly’s recent appearances