Member for Sheffield Central since 1983. Committees: Chair, Trade and Industry Select Committee 1992-95; Shadow Minister for National Competitiveness and Regulation, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 1995; Member, Opposition Trade and Industry Team 1987-90; Former Member, European Economic Community Select Committee. Political career: Minister for Trade, Department for Trade and Industry 1999-2001; appointed to Privy Council 1999; Minister of State for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning, Department for the Environment, Transport and Regions 1997-99; Shadow Minister for National Competitiveness and Regulation 1995-97; Member of European Parliament 1978-84. Special political interests: South Africa, steel, education. Profession/Trade: former trade union official. Education: Hurlfield Comprehensive School, Sheffield; Granville College of Education; Sheffield Polytechnic. Affiliations: Amicus. Hobbies: Playing golf, football and cricket; led the tour to South Africa of the House of Commons Cricket Team in 1995; participated in the 2002 Sheffield Half-Marathon.
b. 6 October 1943, Sheffield. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	14,950	49.9	-11.6	18,477	61.4
Lib Dem	7,895	26.3	6.6	5,933	19.7
Conservative	3,094	10.3	-0.6	3,289	10.9
Green	1,808	6.0	2.9	1,008	3.4
Respect	1,284	4.3	-	-	-
BNP	539	1.8	-	-	-
UKIP	415	1.4	0.5	257	0.9
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	754	2.5
Soc Lab	-	-	-	289	1
Workers Rev	-	-	-	62	0.2
Majority	7,055	23.5		12,544	41.7
Turnout	29,985	50.1	1.6	30,069	48.5