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| − | [[Frank Field]] has been the MP for Birkenhead since 1979.<ref>[http://www.frankfield.co.uk/biography/ Biography], Frank Field - Your MP for Birkenhead, accessed 16 February 2010.</ref> | + | [[File:Frank Field.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Frank Field]] |
| + | '''Frank Field''' has been the [[Labour Party]] MP for Birkenhead since 1979.<ref>[http://www.frankfield.co.uk/biography/ Biography], Frank Field - Your MP for Birkenhead, accessed 16 February 2010.</ref> He is also a member of the advisory council for the [[Centre for Social Justice]].<ref>Advisory Council, [http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.uk/default.asp?pageRef=46 Frank Field], ''Centre for Social Justice'', Accessed 02-September-2012</ref> | ||
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| + | Field retained his seat in the 2015 general election, gaining a majority of 20,652 and 70 per cent of the vote. <ref> [http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/wirral-general-election-results-2015-9212223 Wirral General Election results 2015: Merseyside's only Tory Esther McVey vows to return to politics after defeat] ''Liverpool Echo'', 8 May 2015, accessed 21 May 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | He was elected co-chair of the Commons select committee on Science and Technology in June 2015. <Ref> [http://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2015/june/winning-candidates-for-select-committee-chairs-announced/ Winning candidates for select committee Chairs announced], www.parliament.co.uk, 18 June 2015 </ref> | ||
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| + | ==Anti-abortion campaign== | ||
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| + | In 2011 Field campaigned with Conservative MP [[Nadine Dorries]] and anti-abortion lobbyists to create a counselling service that they hoped would cut UK abortions by 60,000 a year. These views were condemned by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and Marie Stopes who argued that 'another layer of counselling could cause distress by delaying access to abortions'.<ref>Polly Curtis, [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/aug/28/anti-abortion-lobby-reforms Ministers back anti-abortion lobby reforms], ''The Guardian'', 28-August-2011, Accessed 2-September-2012</ref> | ||
==Affiliations== | ==Affiliations== | ||
| − | + | [[Centre for Social Cohesion]] - Advisory Council Member | [[Reform]] - Advisory Board member | [[Centre for Social Justice]] - Advisory Council Member | [[All-Party Parliamentary Group for European Reform]] - Former member | |
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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| − | [[Category: MP|Field, Frank]] | + | [[Category: MP|Field, Frank]] [[Category:British Politician|Field, Frank]][[Category:Labour Party|Field, Frank]] |
Latest revision as of 10:33, 5 November 2015
Frank Field has been the Labour Party MP for Birkenhead since 1979.[1] He is also a member of the advisory council for the Centre for Social Justice.[2]
Field retained his seat in the 2015 general election, gaining a majority of 20,652 and 70 per cent of the vote. [3]
He was elected co-chair of the Commons select committee on Science and Technology in June 2015. [4]
Anti-abortion campaign
In 2011 Field campaigned with Conservative MP Nadine Dorries and anti-abortion lobbyists to create a counselling service that they hoped would cut UK abortions by 60,000 a year. These views were condemned by the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) and Marie Stopes who argued that 'another layer of counselling could cause distress by delaying access to abortions'.[5]
Affiliations
Centre for Social Cohesion - Advisory Council Member | Reform - Advisory Board member | Centre for Social Justice - Advisory Council Member | All-Party Parliamentary Group for European Reform - Former member
Notes
- ↑ Biography, Frank Field - Your MP for Birkenhead, accessed 16 February 2010.
- ↑ Advisory Council, Frank Field, Centre for Social Justice, Accessed 02-September-2012
- ↑ Wirral General Election results 2015: Merseyside's only Tory Esther McVey vows to return to politics after defeat Liverpool Echo, 8 May 2015, accessed 21 May 2015
- ↑ Winning candidates for select committee Chairs announced, www.parliament.co.uk, 18 June 2015
- ↑ Polly Curtis, Ministers back anti-abortion lobby reforms, The Guardian, 28-August-2011, Accessed 2-September-2012
