Member for Grantham and Stamford since 1997. Committees: Member, Treasury Select Committee 1992-98, Standards and Privileges Committee 1996-98; European Sanctions 1991-98; European Standing Committee 1991; Secretary, Conservative Backbench Finance and Trade Industry Committees 1991-97; Vice-Chair, Conservative Backbench Deregulation Committee 1993-97. Political career: Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland since 2001; Shadow Paymaster General 1999-2001; Opposition Spokesperson on Defence 2000-01; Opposition Spokesperson on Pensions and Social Security 1998-99; Parliamentary Private Secretary in the Department of Education and Science and Home Office 1988-91; Parliamentary Candidate for Birmingham, Ladywood 1977. Special political interests: Pensions, social security, economy, finance, trade and industry, foreign and European affairs. Profession/Trade: Former merchant bank Director. Education: Dragon School, Oxford; Leighton Park; Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge; Harvard University.
b. 29 May 1944. Married.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	22,109	46.9	0.8	21,329	46.1
Labour	14,664	31.1	-5.2	16,811	36.3
Lib Dem	7,838	16.6	2.2	6,665	14.4
UKIP	1,498	3.2	0.0	1,484	3.2
Eng Dem	774	1.6	-	-	-
Real Democracy	264	0.6	-	-	-
Majority	7,445	15.8		4,518	9.8
Turnout	47,147	63.6	1.4	46,289	62.2