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Edward Balls is a former MP for Morley and Outwood.

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Former Labour MP for Morley and Outwood

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

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

Also represented Normanton

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @edballsmp

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Education
• Home Department
• Education and Skills
• Treasury
• Work and Pensions
• Building Schools for the Future Programme
• Police: Manpower
• Financial Services: Pay
• Mental Health
• Care Support Services

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (20 Jan 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Shadow Home Secretary and Shadow Minister for Women and Equalities ( 8 Oct 2010 to 20 Jan 2011)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Education (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (28 Jun 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• The Economic Secretary to the Treasury ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)

Future MPs in this constituency

• Andrea Jenkyns

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
• Financial Mutuals Arrangements Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (21 out of 21)
• International Development (Reporting and Transparency) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Amendment of the Law 19 Mar 2015

  Will the hon. Lady confirm that on the statistical measure she has just cited, between the first quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of this year—from the beginning to the end of the Parliament—living standards have fallen not risen, on the basis of those numbers?

• Amendment of the Law 19 Mar 2015

  The only way is up.

• Amendment of the Law 19 Mar 2015

  The Business Secretary fought the last election on a promise to stop the Tory VAT bombshell and a promise to abolish tuition fees. Which does he think was the bigger mistake of the two?

More of Edward Balls’s recent appearances