Members Of Parliament in Darlington - The Northern Echo

MPs: Jenny Chapman MP; Fiona Hall MEP;

Darlington (House of Commons)

Ms Jenny Chapman MP (Labour)

Surgery: 40a Coniscliffe Road
Darlington
DL3 7RG

Surgery Tel: 01325 382345

MP Since - 2010 Majority - 3,388 Born - 1973. 2 Children.
Education - Hummersknott School. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College. Brunel University (Psychology). Durham University (Archaeology).

Previous Occupation - Assistant prison psychologist in Durham and Dartmoor. Former Researcher for Alan Milburn MP.

Personal Overview - A local political insider who inherited this safe Labour from Alan Milburn in 2010. Her political interests are likely to include youth and children's issues and has spoken in favour of children's centres. She has also been active in several youth charities, including Chair of Darlington's Children's Trust and is a founder member and Chair of Newblood Live, a young people's music charity.

Political History - Councillor, Darlington Borough Council (2007-). MP Darlington (2010-). Member of the Procedure Select Committee (2010-). Member of the Joint Committee on Consolidation Bills (2010-). Shadow Minister for Justice (2011-).

Characteristics - Has been a governor at four Darlington schools and colleges.

Business Tel: 020 7219 7046

Email: jenny.chapman.mp@parliament.uk

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Interests: Charities,Health,Youth Issues

Commitee membership

• Procedure Committee (Member)
• Consolidation Bills: Joint Committee (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Financial Education for Young People (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Intellectual Property Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Local Government Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Markets Group (Vice Chairman)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Sure Start Children's Centres (Vice Chairman)
• Voice UK Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Women in Parliament (Member)

North East (European Parliament)

Ms Fiona Hall MEP (Liberal Democrat)

MEP Since - 2004. Born - 15/07/1955. Married, 2 daughters.
Education - Worsley Wardley Grammar School, Swinton. Eccles College, Oxford. Oxford University (St Hugh's College). Oxford Polytechnic (Lady Spencer Churchill College).
Previous Occupation - Teacher in Botswana (1977-79). Part-Time Playgroup Leader (1983-86). Parent governor, Whittingham First School (1984-89); Part-Time/Supply Teacher for Northumberland County Council & Workers Educational Association (1986-95). International polling station supervisor, Kosovo (2001).

Personal Overview - Elected to the European Parliament at the second attempt, has also been a worker within the Liberal Democrat party as a regional media coordinator for the North East (in 2000), a press officer and Election Agent. She has experience of campaigning on environmental issues in the North East, notably the Druridge Bay Campaign (1989-96), blocking Nuclear Power and halting sand extraction on the Northumberland coast. Likely to be interested in social issues, having been involved lobbying for the World Development Movement and Oxfam on international development. She was also an International Polling Station Supervisor at the 2001 elections in Kosovo, working for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

Political History - Liberal Democrat party: Councillors' assistant, Newcastle City (1994-97); Press/political officer to Lembit Öpik MP and Richard Livsey MP (1997-99); Constituency organiser for Alan Beith MP (1999-2001); Regional media co-ordinator for North East (2000); Senior researcher to Alan Beith MP (2001-04). MEP North East Region (2004-). Member of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly Delegation (2004-). Member of the Delegation for relations with the Pan-African Parliament (2009-) and substitute member of the Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula (2009-). Substitute member of the Development Committee (2004-). Member of the Industry, Research & Energy Committee (2004-). Substitute member of the Climate Change Temporary Committee (2007-09). Chief observer to EU Election Observation Mission, Togo (2007).

Other Information - Parent Governor of Whittingham First School (1984-89). She is a published poet. Has a web site http://www.fionahall.org.uk/
Intergroups - N/a.

Business Tel: +32 (0)2 28 45561

Email: fiona.hall@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Environment,Education & Training

Commitee membership

• Industry, Research & Energy (Member)
• Development (Substitute)

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