Linda Riordan MP Labour/Co-Op for Halifax

      
In Parliament

·    Member of Crossrail Committee.

·    Member of Campaign Group.

·    Chair of the Working Group on Sleep Disorders.

·    Member of Friends of Remploy.

·    Member of All Party Parliamentary Group of Pakistan.

·    Member of All Party Parliamentary Group of Kashmir.

·    Member of Brake Road Safety Group.

·    Secretary of Parliamentary Warm Homes Group.

·    Member of Cuba Solidarity Group.

Previous Political Experience

·    Secretary to Alice Mahon MP.

·    Calderdale Councillor for the Ovenden Ward since 1995.

·    2002-2003 Portfolio Holder for Community Services.

·    2001-2003 Deputy Leader of Labour Group.

·    2003-2004 Chair of Community Services Scrutiny Panel.

·    Non-Executive Director of Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Trust.

·    Director of Pennine Housing 2000.

·    Chair of Ovenden Initiative.

I was elected to the House of Commons for the constituency of Halifax on the 5^th May 2005. I was, from 1995 until March 2006, a Labour Councillor for the Ovenden Ward.

Before being elected as an MP, I was secretary to Alice Mahon MP, my predecessor. Soon after being elected, I joined the Campaign Group and am now a member of the Environmental Audit Committee, The Procedure Committee and The Justice Committee. I am also Chair of the Working Group on Sleep Disorders and a member of BRAKE- the road safety group.

I normally spend Thursday and Fridays working in Halifax where I have four members of staff: Michael, Jago, Martin and Gary, who deal with casework, my Halifax diary, lobbying issues, organisations and media coverage. I also hold regular surgeries and weekly visits to schools, hospitals, GPs, factories and volunteer groups. I work closely with the Co-op Party, local Labour councillors and The Labour Group.

I tend to spend Monday to Wednesday in Parliament. My office is based in the Palace of Westminster and I have one member of staff, Meryl, who deals with a number of key Parliamentary issues, such as lobbying issues, my Westminster Diary, meeting key organisations and businesses and various policy research.