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Stephen O'Brien is a former MP for Eddisbury.

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Profile

Former Conservative MP for Eddisbury

Entered the House of Commons on 22 July 1999 — Byelection

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

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Trade and Industry
• Treasury
• Education and Skills
• Home Department
• Social Services
• NHS: Ict
• Departmental Internet
• NHS: Information and Communications Technology
• Medical Records: Databases

Other offices held in the past

• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Development (13 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Health) ( 8 Dec 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister (Education) (10 May 2005 to 8 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Industry (10 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills (10 Nov 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Shadow Paymaster General ( 1 Jun 2002 to 1 Jun 2003)
• Shadow Financial Secretary ( 1 Jun 2002 to 30 Jun 2002)
• Member, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee ( 1 Jun 2001 to 1 Jun 2002)
• Opposition Whip (Commons) ( 1 Jun 2001 to 1 Jun 2002)
• Member, Education Sub-committee (30 Nov 1999 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Education & Employment Committee (29 Nov 1999 to 11 May 2001)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Alastair Goodlad
• John Barlow
• John Loverseed
• Richard Russell
• Harry Barnston
• Arthur Stanley
• Henry Tollemache

Future MPs in this constituency

• Antoinette Sandbach
• Edward Timpson

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Health and Social Care Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• NHS Redress Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Co-operatives and CommunityBenefit Societies Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Finance Bill Committee (13 out of 16)
• Public Trustee (Liability and Fees) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Land Registration Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Education Bill Committee (12 out of 20)

Recent appearances

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

  It is a privilege to follow the right hon. Member for Neath (Mr Hain) as he and I share something a little unusual, in that we have travelled from remote parts of Africa to find ourselves both sent to this place and now departing on the same day. The abruptness of my departure is matched by the abruptness of my arrival in a by-election 16 years ago, when the present Leader of the House was...

• Written Answers — Department for International Development: Developing Countries: Malaria 26 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what her Department's spend on malaria control was in 2013-14.

• Written Answers — Department of Health: Cervical Cancer 17 Mar 2015

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health, pursuant to the Answer of 3 March 2015 to Question 225373, if he will make it his policy that GPs should be able to commission cervical smear tests for diagnostic purposes to investigate presenting symptoms outside the routine screening timeframes; and what additional opportunities there are for patients to be tested for diagnostic purposes outside...

More of Stephen O'Brien’s recent appearances