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Bridget Prentice is a former MP for Lewisham East.

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Former Labour MP for Lewisham East

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — 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

• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Home Department
• Deputy Prime Minister
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• London Underground
• Unfair Terms Regulations
• Replica Firearms
• Iraq
• Prisons (Drugs)

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Justice ( 9 May 2007 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs (11 May 2005 to 9 May 2007)
• Member, Court of Referees Committee (28 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
• Assistant Whip (13 Jun 2003 to 11 May 2005)
• Assistant Whip ( 6 May 1997 to 28 Jul 1998)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Colin Moynihan
• Roland Moyle
• Assheton Pownall
• Herbert Morrison
• Assheton Pownall

Future MPs in this constituency

• Heidi Alexander
• Janet Daby

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Children, Schools and Families Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Marriage (Wales) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Coroners and Justice Bill Committee (16 out of 16)
• Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Legal Services Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
• Criminal Defence Service Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Compensation Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Inquiries Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Civil Contingencies Bill Committee (7 out of 8)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (11 out of 12)
• Courts Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• European Parliamentary and Local Elections (Pilots) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Police Reform Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Private Security Industry Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Hunting Bill Committee (15 out of 16)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Justice: Cemeteries 6 Apr 2010

  Our current guidance reminds burial ground managers not to discriminate in the way common graves are provided in cemeteries and encourages them to be treated with as much sensitivity and respect as any other graves.

• Written Answers — Justice: Tribunals: Disability Living Allowance 6 Apr 2010

  The Tribunals Service is only able to provide figures for each administrative area from 2007-08. Prior to this, disability living allowance appeals were administered by the Appeals Service, an agency of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The DWP is unable to break down its figures in the way the hon. Member has requested. The First-tier Tribunal-Social Security and Child Support has...

• Written Answers — Justice: Burial 30 Mar 2010

  The data requested are not held centrally.

More of Bridget Prentice’s recent appearances