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Martin Linton is a former MP for Battersea.

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Former Labour MP for Battersea

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

Left the House of Commons on 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Transport
• Education and Skills
• Home Department
• Health
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Railways
• East London Line
• Affordable Housing
• Asylum Seekers
• New Deal

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Constitutional Renewal Bill (Joint Committee) ( 7 May 2008 to 27 Nov 2008)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, Secretary of State), Ministry of Justice ( 6 Jun 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, Secretary of State), Department for Constitutional Affairs ( 1 Feb 2007 to 6 Jun 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Department for Constitutional Affairs (17 Aug 2006 to 1 Feb 2007)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, Secretary of State), Department for Constitutional Affairs (14 Aug 2006 to 17 Aug 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton, Secretary of State), Department for Constitutional Affairs (22 Jun 2006 to 14 Aug 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Department for Constitutional Affairs ( 8 May 2006 to 22 Jun 2006)
• PPS (Team PPS), Department for Constitutional Affairs (13 Jan 2006 to 8 May 2006)
• PPS (Rt Hon Harriet Harman QC, Minister of State), Department for Constitutional Affairs (10 Nov 2005 to 13 Jan 2006)
• Member, Administration Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Member, Modernisation of the House of Commons Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• PPS (Rt Hon Peter Hain, Lord Privy Seal), Leader of the House of Commons (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• John Bowis
• Alfred Dubs

Future MPs in this constituency

• Jane Ellison
• Marsha de Cordova

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Sale of Student Loans Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
• Political Parties and Elections Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Greater London Authority Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Electoral Administration Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Licensing Bill Committee (16 out of 17)
• Office of Communications Bill Committee (8 out of 8)

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements 7 Apr 2010

  Will my right hon. Friend heed the warning of the former Bank of England panel member David Blanchflower that if he followed the advice of the right hon. Member for Witney (Mr. Cameron) and the hon. Member for Tatton (Mr. Osborne) and took precipitate action to cut the deficit, it would lead not only to unemployment but to rising poverty, social disorder and soup kitchens?

• Bill Presented — Tax and Financial Transparency Bill: Control of Dogs 30 Mar 2010

  I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require dog-owners to have their dogs micro-chipped; to set a minimum age for dog ownership; to give courts powers to ban households from dog ownership; to require local authorities to provide kennelling for stray dogs and to nominate responsible officers for dog control; to extend the provisions of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to...

• Bill Presented — Tax and Financial Transparency Bill: Control of Dogs 30 Mar 2010

  Perhaps not my hon. Friend's dog. Not all people want a gentle dog, however. Some train them to fight or be vicious to warn people off, and sometimes to help them to commit crimes. Others simply do not know how to train or look after them. For many such people, dogs are a weapon. As the penalties for possession of guns and knives have become tougher, they have turned to dogs. Indeed, they...

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