David Hanson
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David Hanson is the UK Labour Party MP for Delyn. [1] Hanson has served the constituency of Delyn since 1992. [1]
He was a minister holding various briefs in the last Labour government, and a parliamentary private secretary to former prime minister Tony Blair.
Previous parliamentary roles
- 2011 : shadow policing minister
- 2010 : shadow exchequer secretary
- 2010 : shadow minister at the Home Office, Ministry of Justice and The Treasury
- 2009 : policing and security minister at the home office
- 2007 : minister of state at the ministry of justice
- 2005-2007 : minister of state for Northern Ireland
- 2001-2005 : parliamentary private secretary to Tony Blair
- 1999-2001 : parliamentary under-secretary of state for Wales
- 1998-1999 : junior Government whip
- 1997-1998 : parliamentary private secretary to the chief secretary to the treasury [2]
'Stop migrants reaching Calais'
Hanson currently holds the role of shadow immigration minister. He recently expressed his concern about migrants entering the UK from Calais in France. He stated that the French authorities there should be doing more to stop migrants heading for the UK. [3]
In November 2014 the BBC reported that Hanson has 'called for Europe-wide action to stop illegal immigrants travelling unimpeded across EU member states.' [4]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 David Hanson www.parliament.uk, accessed 4 March 2015
- ↑ About David David Hanson MP, accessed 5 March 2015
- ↑ Beth Robson Shadow immigration minister David Hanson pledges more border guards if Labour gets into power after Dover visit KentOnline, 2 February 2015, accessed 5 March 2015
- ↑ Delyn MP David Hanson: Stop migrants reaching Calais BBC News, 2 November 2014, accessed 5 March 2015
