Members of Parliament for Bury - Bury Times

Member of Parliament for Bury North

Party

Committees

Children, Schools And Families Committee, Environmental Audit Committee, Skills Group (associate Group), Peak Oil Group, Environment Group, Packaging Manufacturing Industry Group, Sustainable Aviation Group, Pesticides And Organophoshates Group, Global Security And Non-proliferation Group, Intelligent Energy Group, World Governance Group, Further Education And Lifelong Learning Group, Warm Homes Group (associate Group), Climate Change Group, Renewable And Sustainable Energy Group (associate Group), Social Science And Policy Group, British-albania Group, Cambodia Group, Hungary Group, Friends Of Kosova Group, British-norwegian Group

Surgery Information

Fridays and Saturdays. Holds regular advice surgeries at the constituency office, or can visit housebound people in their own home by special arrangement.

The Mosses Centre
Cecil Street
Bury
BL9 0SB

Surgery Telephone 0161 764 2023

Surgery Email chaytord@parliament.uk

Biography

MP Since - 1997 Majority - 2,926 Born - 03/08/1949, Married, 1 son, 2 daughters.

Education - Eastward Primary School, Bury Grammar School, London University, Leeds University, Bradford University (BA Hons, PGCE, MPhil).

Previous Occupation - Senior Staff Tutor, Manchester College of Adult Education (1983-90), Head, Department of Continuing Education, Manchester College of Arts and Technology (1990-97).

Personal Overview - Highly qualified new MP with a distinguished former career in higher education. Strong local links to the North West, in terms of both Manchester and Bury. Considerable Local Government experience as a senior Councillor on Calderdale Council. Political interests centered around Education, Transport, Environment and Overseas Development. Union links with NATFHE and TGWU. Gained the nomination for Bury North for the 1997 election having been denied nearby Calder Valley due to an all-women short list. Proved to have a rebellious tendency in Commons divisions, over benefit changes and air traffic control privatisation. With the consequent leadership disapproval he is sidelined on the select committees, leaving him with greater opportunities within the All Party committee sphere. Was suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party in May 2009 after he admitted that he had mistakenly claimed on his parliamentary expenses. He apologised for making an error in his accounting procedures and later announced that he would be standing down at the next General Election. In February 2010 he along with two other Labour MPs faced criminal charges over their parliamentary expense claims, which they strenuously denied. He was also suspended from the Labour Party.

Political History - Calderdale Councillor (1982-97), Former Chair of Economic Development, Education and Highways Committees, Member for Bury North (1997-). Treasurer of the All Party Further Education Group (1997-99), Joint Chairman (1999-). Joint Vice Chairman the Parliamentary Labour Party Education & Skills Committee (2004-). Member of the Deregulation (& Regulatory Reform) Select Committee (1997-2002), Environmental Audit Select Committee (2000-01), (2002-). Secretary, Adult Education and Wildlife Protection All Party Groups. Joint-Chairman, Further Education, Learning & Skills All Party Group. Former member of the Education and Skills Select Committee. Member of the Children, Schools and Families Select Committee (2007-). Suspended from the Parliamentary Labour Party (May 2009).

Characteristics - Previously had a successful career in the Education sector. May prove a useful committee asset for Labour with his prior involvement as a Committee Chairman whilst at Calderdale Council.

Member of Parliament for Bury South

Party

Committees

Group Against Antisemitism, Justice For Road Traffic Victims (associate Group), War Crimes Group

Biography

MP Since - 1997 Majority - 8,912 Born - 04/03/1967, Married, 2 sons.

Education - William Hulme Grammar School, Stand College, Bury Further Education College.

Previous Occupation - Coordinator, Contact Community Care Group (1986-89), Community Care Manager, Jewish Social Services (1989-92), Chief Executive, Jewish Federation (1992-97).

Personal Overview - Elected in 1997, with a keen interest in Local Government sectors of Education and Social Services. Also interested in Law and Order issues. Member of the Co-operative Party. Resourceful and focused - set up Contact Community Care Group in the mid-1980s to provide support for people with learning disabilities. Committed Manchester City supporter. Promotion to junior ministerial office meant he could step aside from the burden of carrying Stephen Byers' bags, instead getting to deal with his own Red Boxes. He has arguably the highest profile of any serving MP (Greville Janner is now a peer) in terms of Jewish links - his wife has worked for Kosher food company Rakusens, and he was employed in Jewish social care services. Staunchly loyalist he has been unfavourably described as possessing 'glutinous fealty'; whatever critics claim, his ministerial promotions initially indicated that he had the favour of the leadership, although sideways moves in both May 2006 and October 2008 may signal a change of fortunes. Was promoted into the Foreign Office at the June 2009 reshuffle.

Political History - Councillor, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council (1990-98). Member for Bury South (1997-). Member of the Deregulation Select Committee (1997-99), Health Select Committee (1999). PPS to Rt. Hon. Stephen Byers at the Department of Trade & Industry (1999-2001), Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of Education & Skills (2001-05). Economic Secretary to the Treasury (2005-06). Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Health (for Care Services) (2006-08). Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for International Development (2008-09). Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (2009-).

Characteristics - With age and a strong constituency base in his favour he has the opportunity to gain direct political experience.

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