Parliamentary Career
From 1976 until 1998 he served on the Bolton Borough Council. He was first returned to Parliament in the 1997 election as the MP for Bolton South East following the retirement of David Young. He served as MP until he stood down at the 2010 General Election. He served on the Environmental Audit United Kingdom from 1997 until 2001, was a member of the science and technology committee 2000-07 and a member of the Innovation, Universities and Skills since 2007. He also known as a campaigner for the legalisation of cannabis. In October 2006, he announced that he would be standing down at the next general election.
He is a patron of the Friends of Real Lancashire.
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