Minister of State for Care Services

Constituency:        Corby

Background Information:

• Minister for the East Midlands
• Minister for the Third Sector in the Cabinet, Office 2007 - 08
• Skills Minister in the Department for Education and Skills, May 2005 to June 2007
• Former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
• Former Parliamentary Private Secretary to Rt Hon John Prescott, Former Deputy Prime Minister
• Former Parliamentary Private Secretary to Nick Raynsford MP as Minister of State for Housing and Planning
• Member of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
• 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.
• 1997 elected MP for Corby and East Northants

Ministerial Responsibilities:

Social care, local government and care partnerships:

• Social care policy & innovation
• Social care finance
• Social care strategy
• Social care workforce
• Social care inspection
• Partnering & alliances
• Regional presence
• Older people
• Learning / physical disabilities
• Disabled children

Other responsibilities

• Mental health including CAMHS
• Prison/offender health
• Third sector including s.64 and social enterprise
• DH’s relationship with local government
• Carers Dignity & respect
• Sustainable development
• Equality & Human Rights
• End of life care
• Audiology
• Pharmacy policy
• Devices and diagnostic industry
• Accident prevention and complementary therapy
• East of England SHA
• South Central SHA
• East Midlands SHA