Member for Nottingham East since 1992. Committees: Member, PLP Transport Committee; Member, All-Party Acquired Brain Injury Group; Member, All-Party Kashmir Group. Political career: Government Whip since 2001; PPS to Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions since 1998; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Lord Privy Seal and Leader of House of Lords since 1997. Special political interests: Health, transport, local government.
Education: Rutherford Grammar School; Ashington Technical College; SE Northumberland Tech. Affiliations: Member, GMB Trade Union.
b. 3 November 1948, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Married with three children.