Member for Bury St Edmunds since 1977. Committees: Vice-Chair, All-Party BBC Group since 2002; Member, Treasury Select Committee since 1998; Member, Select Committee on Public Administration 1997-98. Political career: Member, Treasury Select Committee since 1998; Special Adviser at HM Treasury 1993-96, Home Office 1992-93, DES 1991-92. Special political interests: Treasury affairs, broadcasting, foreign affairs. Profession/Trade: Solicitor (non-practising). Education: Queen's College, Cambridge, MA. Hobbies: Thinking, golf, football.
b. 18 April 1962, Bolton, Lancashire. Single.

2005				2001
CON HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Conservative	24,332	46.2	2.8	21,850	43.5
Labour	14,402	27.4	-11.1	19,347	38.5
Lib Dem	10,423	19.8	5.9	6,998	13.9
UKIP	1,859	3.5	1.9	831	1.7
Green	1,603	3.1	3.1	-	-
Independent	-	-	-	651	1.3
Soc Lab	-	-	-	580	1.2
Majority	9,930	18.9		2,503	5
Turnout	52,619	66.1	.1	50,257	66