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Electoral history
Contested Richmond and Barnes 1983 general election. Member for Leicester East since 11 June 1987 general election
Commons Career
Opposition Front Bench Spokesperson for the Environment 1992-97;
PPS:
to John Morris as Attorney General 1997-99,
to Solicitors General Lord Falconer of Thoroton 1997-98, Ross Cranston 1998-99;
Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 1999;
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Minister for Europe) 1999-2001
Commons Select Committees
Member: Home Affairs 1987-92,
Constitutional Affairs 2003-
Current posts
Chair Labour Party Race Action Group 1986-;
Member Select Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2003-;
Treasurer All-Party Race and Community Group 2003-;
Vice-chair All-Party Chinese in Britain Group 2003-;
Chair All-Party Yemen Group 2003-:
Secretary All-Party Bar Group 2005-;
Vice-chair All-Party Bangladesh Group 2005-;
Vice-President All-Party India Group 2006-;
Vice-chair All-Party Holy See Group 2006-
Commons Backbench committees
Joint Vice-Chair, PLP Departmental Committee for International Development 1997-2000
All-party groups (office-holding)
Treasurer Race and Community Group 2003-;
Vice-chair Chinese in Britain Group 2003-;
Chair Yemen Group 2003-;
Secretary Bar group 2005-;
Vice-chair Bangladesh Group 2005-;
Vice-President India Group 2006-;
Vice-chair Holy See Group 2006-
Party groups
Chair:
Labour Party Race Action Group 1983-,
Unison Group 1990-99;
Tribune Group:
Vice-chair 1992,
Treasurer 1994;
Labour Party Regional Executive 1994-96;
Chairman National Ethnic Minority Taskforce 2006-
Region (GNN)
East Midlands
International bodies
Member, Executive Committee Inter-Parliamentary Union 1993-94
Political interests
Education, Legal Services, Local and Regional Government, Race Relations, Urban Policy, Small Businesses
Countries of interest
India, Pakistan, Yemen, Bangladesh, Oman
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Telephone numbers:
House of Commons Fax number: 020 7219 5743
House of Commons Phone number: 020 7219 4605
Constituency Fax number: 0116 276 8835
Constituency Phone number: 0116 212 2027
Addresses:
Constituency
144 Uppingham Rd
Leicester LE5 0QF
Electoral history
Contested Richmond and Barnes 1983 general election. Member for Leicester East since 11 June 1987 general election
Commons Career
Opposition Front Bench Spokesperson for the Environment 1992-97;
PPS:
to John Morris as Attorney General 1997-99,
to Solicitors General Lord Falconer of Thoroton 1997-98, Ross Cranston 1998-99;
Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department 1999;
Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Minister for Europe) 1999-2001
Commons Select Committees
Member: Home Affairs 1987-92,
Constitutional Affairs 2003-
Current posts
Chair Labour Party Race Action Group 1986-;
Member Select Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2003-;
Treasurer All-Party Race and Community Group 2003-;
Vice-chair All-Party Chinese in Britain Group 2003-;
Chair All-Party Yemen Group 2003-:
Secretary All-Party Bar Group 2005-;
Vice-chair All-Party Bangladesh Group 2005-;
Vice-President All-Party India Group 2006-;
Vice-chair All-Party Holy See Group 2006-
Commons Backbench committees
Joint Vice-Chair, PLP Departmental Committee for International Development 1997-2000
All-party groups (office-holding)
Treasurer Race and Community Group 2003-;
Vice-chair Chinese in Britain Group 2003-;
Chair Yemen Group 2003-;
Secretary Bar group 2005-;
Vice-chair Bangladesh Group 2005-;
Vice-President India Group 2006-;
Vice-chair Holy See Group 2006-
Party groups
Chair:
Labour Party Race Action Group 1983-,
Unison Group 1990-99;
Tribune Group:
Vice-chair 1992,
Treasurer 1994;
Labour Party Regional Executive 1994-96;
Chairman National Ethnic Minority Taskforce 2006-
Region (GNN)
East Midlands
International bodies
Member, Executive Committee Inter-Parliamentary Union 1993-94
Political interests
Education, Legal Services, Local and Regional Government, Race Relations, Urban Policy, Small Businesses
Countries of interest
India, Pakistan, Yemen, Bangladesh, Oman
http://www.dodonline.co.uk/engine.asp?lev1=4&lev2=37&menu=45&biog=y&id=25232
Telephone numbers:
House of Commons Fax number: 020 7219 5743
House of Commons Phone number: 020 7219 4605
Constituency Fax number: 0116 276 8835
Constituency Phone number: 0116 212 2027
Addresses:
Constituency
144 Uppingham Rd
Leicester LE5 0QF