Member for Harrow West since 1997. Committees: Member, Environment Audit Select Committee 1997-99; Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Renewable and Sustainable Energy Group; Vice-Chair, All-Party Leisure Committee. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to Charles Clarke MP, Minister of State at the Home Office since 1999; Councillor, London Borough of Harrow 1990-97. Special political interests: Environment, energy, health, Co-op. Profession/Trade: Teacher. Education: Hatch End High School; Lowlands Sixth Form College; UCW Aberystwyth, BSc (Hons) Econ; UCL Kings College, MA Imperial and Commonwealth History. Affiliations: Fabian Society; MUTUO. Hobbies: Rugby Union, road-running, canoeing.
b. 15 July 1967, London. Single.

2005				2001
LAB HOLD	Votes	%	+/- %	Votes	%
Labour Co op	20,298	42.5	-7.1	23,142	49.6
Conservative	18,270	38.3	1.8	16,986	36.4
Lib Dem	8,188	17.1	4.3	5,995	12.9
UKIP	576	1.2	0.1	525	1.1
Independent	427	0.9	-	-	-
Majority	2,028	4.2		6,156	13.2
Turnout	47,759	64.3	0.8	46,648	63.5