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Andy Sawford is a former MP for Corby.

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Former Labour MP for Corby

Entered the House of Commons on 16 November 2012 — Byelection

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

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Health
• Communities and Local Government
• Work and Pensions
• Education
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Local Government Finance
• Obesity
• Chiropody
• Social Security Benefits
• Community Orders: Greater London

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Minister (Communities and Local Government) ( 7 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee (26 Nov 2012 to 4 Nov 2013)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Louise Mensch
• Phil Hope
• William Powell

Future MPs in this constituency

• Tom Pursglove

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Local Audit and AccountabilityBill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Children and Families Bill Committee (19 out of 19)

Recent appearances

• Kettering General Hospital 24 Mar 2015

  I thank the Minister for generously giving way, especially as the debate was secured by the hon. Member for Kettering. The Minister makes a point about efficiencies, but will he comment on the issue of geography, which we have not really touched on? We have talked about demand, but this is a critical issue for north Northamptonshire. The geography of our area is such that for people to have...

• Kettering General Hospital 24 Mar 2015

  I thank the hon. Gentleman for his kind remarks about our cross-party working, which our constituents throughout north Northamptonshire welcome. It has helped us in our approaches to the Minister and local health partners, and in bringing them together. On the point about population, does the hon. Gentleman agree that we should emphasise the fact that as well as having, like most of the...

• Kettering General Hospital 24 Mar 2015

  The hon. Gentleman will have been struck, as I was, at being told that the accident and emergency department was built for 20,000 patient visits a year, given that recent figure of 84,000. I endorse his remarks about change and progress in the past few years. To what does he attribute that? He mentioned the staff, and I agree. There has also been a change in the leadership of the hospital....

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