Michael Connarty MP Linlithgow and East Falkirk, Labour

Follow this representative

All new appearances from this point on will be available for you to watch.

• View all new entries

Recent appearances

• Watch European Union Bill

• Watch Adjournment debate

• Watch European External Action Service debate

Most spoken phrases

Last updated 3rd Jun 2009

1. Israeli settlements
2. Northcote Road shops
3. Dangerous dogs petition
4. Clapham Junction tube
5. Heathrow expansion
6. Health services
7. Fly tipping

This information is based on the most frequently spoken phrases by this representative.

Biography

• Born:

  3/9/1947

• Positions

  PPS to Tom Clarke, as Minister of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport 1997-98; Board member, Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) 1997-.

• House of Commons Select Committees

  European Scrutiny.

• Electoral history

  Contested Stirling 1983 and 1987 general elections. Member for Falkirk East 1992-2005, for Linlithgow and East Falkirk since 5 May 2005 general election.

• Political interests

  Economy and enterprise, international development, European Union, industry, skills and training, youth affairs, crime, drug abuse, small businesses, human rights.

• Party groups

  Member, Labour Party Scottish Executive Committee 1981-82, 1983-92; Chair, Labour Party Scottish Local Government Committee 1988-90; Vice-chair, Labour Group, COSLA 1988-90; Chair, Stirlingshire Co-operative Party 1990-92.

• Countries of interest

  Latin America, Australia, Middle East, USA.

• International bodies

  Life member: International Parliamentary Union 1992-, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association 1992-; British American Parliamentary Group 1992-; Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: Member 2010-, Member, Education, Culture and Science Committee 2010-, Chair, Sub-Committee on Education, Youth and Sport 2012-.

Election record for Linlithgow and East Falkirk, 05 Jun 2010

Registered interests

Overseas visits: 30 November-6 December 2008, to Nigeria as a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Nigeria, on a fact-finding and relationship building visit. Cost of the visit including flights and accommodation were met by Virgin Nigeria Airways and Shell International. (Registered 18 December 2008)

About this content

Information supplied by Dods