Member for Gloucester since 2001. Committees: Spokesperson, Finance; Member, Unopposed Bills Panel since 2004; Vice-Chair, All-Party E-Democracy Group since 2003; Member, European Standing Committees A & B since 2003; Secretary, All-Party Telecommunications Group since 2002. Political career: Councillor, London Borough of Hillingdon 1998-2001; Member, Labour Party National Policy Forum; Member, Education and Skills Policy Commission; Contested South East Region in the European Parliament Election 1999; Agent, General and Local Elections, London Borough of Ealing 1996-98; Organiser, Labour Party West London, Hampshire and Wiltshire 1996-98. Special political interests: Science and technology, employment, European affairs, local and regional government. Profession/Trade: Trade union officer. Education: Mellow Lane Comprehensive, Hayes, Middlesex; University of Nottingham, BEng Electronic Engineering, MSc Information Technology. Languages spoken: Punjabi, French. Author of: various articles to a football magazine. Affiliations: Member, Co-operative Party; Non-executive Director, Gloucester City Football Club; Vice-Chair, Progress; Patron, Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers; Gloucestershire Inter Faith Group; Fabian Society. Hobbies: Presenting newspaper review on satellite TV station; football, rugby, cricket; chess; writing.
b. 17 September 1971. Married.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	23,138	44.7	-1.1	22,067	45.8
Conservative	18,867	36.4	-1.3	18,187	37.7
Lib Dem	7,825	15.1	0.9	6,875	14.3
UKIP	1,116	2.2	0.5	822	1.7
Green	857	1.7	-	-	-
Soc Alliance	-	-	-	272	0.6
Majority	4,271	8.2		3,880	8
Turnout	51,803	62.8	3.4	48,223	59.4