Member for Haltemprice and Howden since 1987. Committees: Chair, Public Accounts Committee since 1997. Political career: Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office 1994-97; Parliamentary Secretary, Office of the Minister for the Civil Service 1993-94; Government Whip 1990-93. Special political interests: Industry, agriculture, health, law and order. Profession/Trade: Director, Tate and Lyle. Education: Warwick University; London Business School; Harvard University. Affiliations: CBI Financial Policy Committee 1977-79; Industrial Society Executive Committee 1984-87. Hobbies: Writing, mountaineering, skiing, flying light aircraft, listening to music.
b. 23 December 1948, York. Married with three children.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	22,792	47.5	4.2	18,994	43.2
Lib Dem	17,676	36.8	-2.1	17,091	38.9
Labour	6,104	12.7	-3.0	6,898	15.7
BNP	798	1.7	-	-	-
UKIP	659	1.4	-0.8	945	2.2
Majority	5,116	10.7	-	1,903	4.3
Turnout	48,029	70.1	4.6	43,928	65.5