Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 26 July 2010

Previously MP for Stretford and Urmston until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

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

Also represented Stretford and Urmston

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Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• Shadow Spokesperson (Education) (13 Oct 2010 to 1 Jul 2014)
• Minister of State (Children, Young People and Families; Minister for the North West), Department for Children, Schools and Families (13 Jul 2007 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families (28 Jun 2007 to 13 Jul 2007)
• Minister of State (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Children and Youth Justice) (and Minister for the North West) (28 Jun 2007 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Children, Young People and Families), Department for Education and Skills (17 Jun 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Children), Department for Education and Skills (11 May 2005 to 17 Jun 2005)
• Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Children, Young People and Families) (10 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Citizenship and Immigration), Home Office (29 May 2002 to 1 Apr 2004)
• Minister of State (Home Office) (Citizenship, Immigration and Counter-Terrorism) (29 May 2002 to 1 Apr 2004)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Home Office (11 Jun 2001 to 29 May 2002)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (11 Jun 2001 to 28 May 2002)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions) (29 Jul 1999 to 7 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children and Young Persons Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Children and Adoption Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
• Childcare Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (11 out of 13)
• Sexual Offences Bill Committee (4 out of 10)