Parliamentary committees and positions
 
  • Minister of State for Care Services (October 2008 - )
  • Minister for the East Midlands (January 2008 - )
  • Former Minister for the Third Sector (June 2007-October 2008)
  • Former Skills Minister in the Department for Education and Skills (from May 2005 to June 2007) with responsibility for promoting adult skills, apprenticeships and community learning
  • Former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, with responsibilities including local government, English regions, fire and fire safety, and building regulations. Phil is also responsible for green issues and e-delivery issues for the ODPM.
  • Former Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister
  • Former Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) to Nick Raynsford MP as Minister of State for Housing and Planning
  • DETR Member of Labour's Parliamentary Campaign Team
  • Former leading member of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Charities and the Voluntary Sector
  • Member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
  • Member of all party parliamentary groups on parenting, children, and race equality.
  • Member of the National Advisory Group on Personal, Social and Health Education (DFEE)
  • Member of the Development Awareness Working Group (DFID)
  • Former member of the Public Accounts Select Committee (1997-1998)
  • Former member of Standing Committees on legislation relating to Housing, Transport, Industrial and Provident Societies, reforming social security, raising school standards, and policing of parades in Northern Ireland.
Policy Submissions
  • National Service Framework for Long-Term Conditions
  • The Future of Services for Young People
  • Pensions
  • Employment Agencies
 
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