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Edward O'Hara is a former MP for Knowsley South.

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Former Labour MP for Knowsley South

Entered the House of Commons on 27 September 1990 — unknown

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

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Health
• Justice
• Work and Pensions
• Miscarriages of Justice
• Legal Services Commission: Complaints
• Shipping
• Abattoirs
• Exhumation

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee ( 1 Nov 2005 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Chairmen's Panel Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Sean Hughes

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Chairman, Grocery Market Ombudsman Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Chairman, Health Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Chairman, Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (6 out of 14)
• Chairman, Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
• Chairman, Sustainable Communities Bill Committee (3 out of 11)
• Chairman, Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (2 out of 8)
• Chairman, Greater London Authority Bill Committee (4 out of 9)
• Chairman, Electoral Administration Bill Committee (3 out of 5)
• Chairman, Racial and Religious Hatred Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
• Chairman, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (8 out of 21)
• Chairman, Civil Aviation Bill Committee (1 out of 3)
• Chairman, Fire and Rescue Services Bill Committee (4 out of 11)
• Chairman, Extradition Bill Committee (5 out of 9)
• Chairman, Water Bill Committee (1 out of 11)
• Chairman, Housing Benefit (Withholding of Payment) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Chairman, Tax Credits Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
• Chairman, Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
• Chairman, Hunting Bill Committee (9 out of 16)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Health: Blood: Contamination 29 Mar 2010

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health pursuant to the answer of 12 March 2010, Official Report, column 562W, on blood: contamination, what discussions he had with Lord Archer of Sandwell before publishing his estimate that the cost to the public purse of implementing the recommendations of Lord Archer's report on contaminated blood and blood products could be between £3 billion and £3.5...

• Thameslink 2 Feb 2010

  Order. I remind hon. Members who wish to contribute to the debate that the Front-Bench contributions must start not later than 12 o'clock.

• [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] — Population and Immigration 2 Feb 2010

  Order. We must now turn our attention to the Thameslink programme.

More of Edward O'Hara’s recent appearances