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Shaun Woodward is a former MP for St Helens South and Whiston.

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Former Labour MP for St Helens South and Whiston

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

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

Party was Conservative until 17 Dec 1999

Also represented St Helens South; Witney

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Education and Skills
• Health
• Work and Pensions
• Trade and Industry
• Home Department
• Asylum Seekers
• Miners' Compensation
• Equal Opportunities/Pay
• Iraq
• Hate Crime

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (12 May 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (28 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Creative Industries & Tourism) ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Northern Ireland Office) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (16 Oct 2003 to 11 Jul 2005)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 7 Jun 2001 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (25 Jan 1999 to 5 Jul 1999)
• Member, European Scrutiny Committee (17 Nov 1998 to 26 Jul 1999)
• Member, European Legislation Committee (15 Jul 1997 to 17 Nov 1998)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Marie Rimmer

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Terrorism (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 14)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (5 out of 6)
• Gambling Bill Committee (1 out of 6)
• Courts Bill Committee (6 out of 7)
• Crime (International Co-operation) Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
• Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee (10 out of 12)

Recent appearances

• Oral Answers to Questions — Business, Innovation and Skills: Today’s Business of the House 26 Mar 2015

  The office of Speaker in this House is the guardian of fairness. Will the right hon. Gentleman explain how the reputation of Parliament and the fairness of this House is enhanced by his not sharing even at the beginning of this week his intention to bring about this debate today? Across the country, people look at Parliament, whose reputation has not been enhanced by many of the actions taken...

• Written Answers — Home Department: Passports 22 Jul 2014

  To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many applicants for a UK passport have paid an upgrade fee to fast-track their application after having submitted that application at a passport office at each such office and in each of the last 12 months.

• Business of the House: Hallett Review 17 Jul 2014

  I, too, thank the right hon. Lady for advance sight of the report, and join her in remembering not only the victims of the Hyde Park bombing, but all the people to whom the right hon. Member for North Shropshire (Mr Paterson) referred who lost their lives in the course of the troubles. I also thank Lady Justice Hallett for a very comprehensive report. As a former Secretary of State, I accept...

More of Shaun Woodward’s recent appearances