Welcome To My Website

I have represented Sunderland South in Parliament since 1987. I have an office at 6 Douro Terrace, near the centre of Sunderland which is open to constituents from 10am to 1pm on each working day and strictly by appointment from 2pm to 5pm. In addition I hold regular surgeries, the details of which are available elsewhere on this website.

All non-constituency business is dealt with by my assistants, Karen Timlin and Michael Mordey. All constituency casework is handled by Graham March.They can be contacted on 0191 567 2848 (tel) or 0191 510 1063 (fax) or you can email them on

marchg@parliament.uk , timlink@parliament.uk , mordeym@parliament.uk

Please note: We cannot take up casework on behalf of people who live in other constituencies.

to see a copy of my annual report, please click here

SPONSORED WALK

For five days in September I shall be doing a sponsored walk along 90 miles of the Cleveland Way to raise money for the Saigon Children’s Charity which helps the children of poor families in Vietnam find education and work.   To find out more about the Saigon Children’s Charity click  here. To sponsor me click here