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'''Parmjit Dhanda''' was the [[Labour Party]]'s member of parliament for Gloucester between 2001 and 2010.

He is now campaigns and parliamentary officer at [[Prospect]] and a board member of [[Hanover Housing Association]].<ref> [https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/parmjit-dhanda/37/a01/19 Parmjit Dhanda] ''Linkedin'', accessed 4 December 2014 </ref>

==Career==
Dhanda was the [[Labour]] member of parliament for Gloucester between 2001 and 2010. He won 45.8 percent of the vote in 2001, 44.7 percent in 2005 and came second to the [[Conservative]]'s Richard Graham in 2010.<ref> [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/person/6372/parmjit-dhanda Parmjit Dhanda] ''The Guardian'', accessed 4 December 2014 </ref><ref> [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/election2010/results/constituency/e75.stm Election 2010 results by constituency] ''BBC News'', accessed 4 December 2014 </ref> Whilst in parliament he held the roles of parliamentary under-secretary to the [[Department for Communities and Local Government]] (2007 to 2008) and [[Department for Education and Skills]] (2006 to 2007).<ref> [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/10852/parmjit_dhanda/gloucester Parmjit Dhanda] ''They Work For You'', accessed 4 December 2014 </ref>

In 2004, his expenses claims were investigated as he overclaimed on his additional costs allowance, which covers second home costs. It is alleged, in March 2004, he claimed £708.33 however documentation showed he only owed £648.83, and between April 2004 and February 2005 he claimed £750 a month but only owed £691.71.<ref> Jasper Copping and Patrick Sawer [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5589236/MPs-expenses-Parmjit-Dhanda-repeatedly-claimed-wrong-mortgage-payments.html MPs’ expenses: Parmjit Dhanda repeatedly claimed wrong mortgage payments] ''Telegraph'', 20 June 2009, accessed 4 December 2014 </ref>

In June 2009 he put his name forward to be the new speaker of the House of Commons, however he was eliminated in the first round of voting, eventually losing to [[John Bercow]].<ref> David Hencke [http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2009/jun/10/parmjit-dhanda-speaker British-Asian MP wants to be first ethnic-minority Speaker of Commons] ''The Guardian'', 10 June 2009, accessed 4 December 2014 </ref>

==Revolving door==
*Independent consultant, various clients, May 2010. The role was noted by [[ACOBA]] who saw "no reason why he should not take up the appointment forthwith".<ref name="MP"> [http://acoba.independent.gov.uk/media/acoba/assets/acobatwelfthreport2010-2011.pdf Eleventh Report 2010-2011] ''Advisory Committee on Business Appointments'', accessed 4 December 2014 </ref>
The following roles were accepted by [[ACOBA]] who "noted the appointment which had been accepted without the Committee's advice being sought, but in view of the lapse of time between leaving the Government and taking it up, it saw no difficulty with it".<ref name="MP"/>
*Campaigns and Parliamentary Officer, [[Prospect]], September 2010
*Board Member, [[Hanover Housing Association]], September 2010

==Resources==
*[http://www.parmjitdhanda.co.uk/| Personal Website]
*[http://parmjit.wordpress.com/| Personal Blog]
*[https://twitter.com/parmjitdhanda| Personal Twitter]

==Notes==
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[[Category:Labour Party|Dhanda, Parmjit]][[Category:Revolving Door|Dhanda, Parmjit]][[Category:ACOBA|Dhanda, Parmjit]]

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	He is now campaigns and parliamentary officer at [[Prospect]] and a board member of [[Hanover Housing Association]].<ref> [https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/parmjit-dhanda/37/a01/19 Parmjit Dhanda] ''Linkedin'', accessed 4 December 2014 </ref>		He is now campaigns and parliamentary officer at [[Prospect]] and a board member of [[Hanover Housing Association]].<ref> [https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/parmjit-dhanda/37/a01/19 Parmjit Dhanda] ''Linkedin'', accessed 4 December 2014 </ref>
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Josh Leeson at 17:46, 19 January 2015

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