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Austin Mitchell is a former MP for Great Grimsby.

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Profile

Former Labour MP for Great Grimsby

Entered the House of Commons on 28 April 1977 — unknown

Left the House of Commons on 30 March 2015 — General election

Also represented Grimsby

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Communities and Local Government
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Home Department
• Health
• Housing
• Non-Domestic Rates: Ports
• Accountancy
• Council Housing
• Social Housing

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Accounts Commission (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Yorkshire and the Humber Regional Select Committee (29 Oct 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee ( 5 Dec 2005 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (19 Jul 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Agriculture Committee (14 Jul 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Trade and Industry) ( 1 Jul 1988 to 1 Jul 1989)
• Member, Treasury & Civil Service Sub-Committee ( 1 Jan 1987 to 15 May 1987)
• Chair, Treasury & Civil Service Sub-Committee ( 9 Jun 1983 to 1 Jan 1987)
• Member, Treasury & Civil Service Sub-Committee ( 1 Mar 1982 to 9 Jun 1983)
• Member, Treasury & Civil Service Committee ( 5 Feb 1982 to 15 May 1987)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jul 1979 to 1 Jul 1985)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Thomas Tickler
• George Doughty
• Thomas Wing
• George Doughty
• Edward Heneage
• Henri Josse
• Edward Heneage
• Alfred Watkin
• John Chapman
• George Tomline
• John Fildes
• John Chapman
• Worsley
• Annesley
• Edward Heneage
• William Maxfield
• Henry Erskine
• John Shelley
• Charles Wood
• George Harris
• Charles Wood
• Charles Tennyson
• William Duncombe
• John Fazakerley
• Charles Tennyson
• John Fazakerley
• John Grant
• Robert Heron
• John Grant
• John Loft
• William Ellice
• John Loft
• William Ellice
• George Anderson-Pelham
• Charles Anderson-Pelham
• George Anderson-Pelham
• Charles Anderson-Pelham
• William Mellish
• Charles Anderson-Pelham
• William Mellish
• John Loft
• Ayscoghe Boucherett

Future MPs in this constituency

• Melanie Onn
• Lia Nici

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Marine Navigation (No. 2) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Further Education and Training Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Rights of Savers Bill Committee (0 out of 2)
• Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)

Recent appearances

• Elections for Positions in the House: Backbench Business — Valedictory Debate 26 Mar 2015

  This is a difficult and somewhat moving moment in which to give a final speech in Parliament, made impossible by the need to compress 38 years of thoughts into five minutes of gabble. I realised that it was time for me to go when I found that, although I was still able to ask smart questions in the Public Accounts Committee, I was totally unable to hear the answers. That made it difficult to...

• Written Answers — Department for Communities and Local Government: Housing: Greater London 26 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if he will take steps to create more affordable housing in London.

• [Sir Hugh Bayley in the Chair] — backbench business — Local Newspapers 19 Mar 2015

  Unfortunately, I forgot to mention the Yorkshire Post, which is Yorkshire’s national newspaper, so I would like the Minister to include it in his roll of honour.

More of Austin Mitchell’s recent appearances