Minister, Foreign Commonwealth Office
- Member of Parliament for Bury North, 1983-1997
- Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for the Environment, for Education and Science and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1985 -1990
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State then Minister of State, Department of Social Security, 1992-1997
- Member of Parliament for North East Bedfordshire, 2001 – present
- Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Leader of the Opposition, 2002-2005
- Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government 2005-2008
- Opposition Assistant Chief Whip, 2008-2010
- Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office, May 2010 – present
Responsibilities
- Afghanistan, Pakistan and Sri Lanka
- Counter Terrorism
- Counter Proliferation
- North America
- Middle East and North Africa
