Member for Norwich North since 1997. Committees: Chair, Parliamentary and Scientific Committee 1999-2003; Chair, House of Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology since 2001; Chair, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology 1997-2001; Member, HOC Select Committee on Science and Technology 1997-2001; Founder and Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer since 1998; Vice-Chair, Parliamentary Food and Health Forum since 1997; Vice-Chair, All-Party Group on Organophosphates since 1997; Co-Manager, Parliamentary Football Team. Political career: Parliamentary Candidate for Norwich North 1992; Member, National Executive Committee, ASTMS/MSF 1972-96. Special political interests: Science, technology, health, environment, genetics, education. Profession/Trade: Senior Lecturer, Biology, University of East Anglia; Dean, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia 1991-97. Education: University of Edinburgh, BSc, PhD. Languages spoken: French. Affiliations: Non-Executive Director, Institute of Food Research, Norwich; ESRC Science in Society Advisory Committee; Royal Society Committee for Public Understanding of Science; Trustee, Covent Garden Cancer Research Trust; Patron, Human Research Trust; Patron, Norfolk, United Nations Association. Hobbies: Football.
b. 26 September 1938, Dumfries. Married with two children.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour	21,097	44.9	-2.6	21,624	47.4
Conservative	15,638	33.3	-1.3	15,761	34.6
Lib Dem	7,616	16.2	1.4	6,750	14.8
Green	1,252	2.7	0.9	797	1.7
UKIP	1,122	2.4	1.4	471	1
Independent	308	0.7	0.2	211	0.5
Majority	5,459	11.6		5,863	12.9
Turnout	47,033	61.1	0.2	45,614	60.9