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'''Elliot Anthony Morley''' (born [[6 July]] [[1952]]) is a politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)|Glanford and Scunthorpe]] from 1987 to 1997 and has been MP for [[Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)|Scunthorpe]] since 1997. |
'''Elliot Anthony Morley''' (born [[6 July]] [[1952]]) is a politician in the [[United Kingdom]]. He was [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for [[Glanford and Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)|Glanford and Scunthorpe]] from 1987 to 1997 and has been MP for [[Scunthorpe (UK Parliament constituency)|Scunthorpe]] since 1997. In 2009, he was accused by the Daily Telegraph of continuing to claim parliamentary expenses for a mortgage that had already been repaid. ]].<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/mps-expenses/5320852/Elliot-Morley-claimed-16000-for-mortgage-that-did-not-exist-MPs-expenses.html| title= Daily Telegraph| accessdate= 2009-05-13}}</ref> |
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==Early life== |
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Revision as of 21:23, 13 May 2009
Elliot Morley | |
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| Member of Parliament for Scunthorpe Glanford and Scunthorpe (1987-1997) | |
| Assumed office 11 June 1987 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Hickmet |
| Majority | 8,963 (27.4%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 July 1952 Liverpool |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Alma mater | Hull College of Education |
Elliot Anthony Morley (born 6 July 1952) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was Labour Member of Parliament (MP) for Glanford and Scunthorpe from 1987 to 1997 and has been MP for Scunthorpe since 1997. In 2009, he was accused by the Daily Telegraph of continuing to claim parliamentary expenses for a mortgage that had already been repaid. ]].[1]
Early life
He went to school at St Margaret's Church of England High School on Aigburth Road in Aigburth in south Liverpool. He received a BEd from Hull College of Education (which became part of the University of Hull). He was head of Special Needs at Greatfield High School (became Isaac Newton School in 1995, and is now David Lister School) on Annandale Road in Hull.
Political career
Before entering parliament, he was a councillor on Hull City Council representing Drypool Ward from 1979 to 1986.
He served as Fisheries Minister from 1997 to 2003, and was seen as an unpopular figure by fishermen[citation needed]. He was Minister for Environment and Agri-Environment in DEFRA but left government in the May 2006 reshuffle. On 19 December 2006, he was appointed to the Privy Council.[2]
Environmental Record
Environmental Record of Elliot Morley
Elliot Morley, Environmental positions served
13 June 2003 - Morley stopped being Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. [2]
13 June 2003 – Morley became a Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. [2]
28 May 2004 - Morley became a member of the Environmental Audit Committee. [2]
11 April 2005 – Morley stopped being a member of the Environmental Audit Committee. [2]
20 July 2005 - Morley became a member of the Environmental Audit Committee. [2]
8 May 2005 - Morley stopped being Minister of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. [2]
27 June 2006 - Morley stopped being a member of the Environmental Audit Committee. [2]
Policy Agreement (percentages are based on voting record)
Elliot Morley is 0% in agreement for the limiting of civil aviation pollution. [2]
Elliot Morley is 0% in agreement for not banning fox hunting. [2]
Voting Record
On 4 July 2006 Elliot Morley voted against the Financing of No. 2 Bill- Ways and Means – New Clause 9- Energy Efficiency and water conservation: fiscal and economic report. [3]
2. - http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Elliot_Morley&mpc=Scunthorpe
3.- http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/mp.php?mpn=Elliot_Morley&mpc=Scunthorpe&display=allvotes#divisions
Morley has pushed strongly for a series of environmental causes. In 2004, he urged to strengthen the United Kingdom's efforts to purchase legally harvested lumber[1] and aided the launch a program to manage flooding and coastal erosion called 'WaveNet'. Following in 2005, Morley assisted in the establishment of a Governmental Decontamination Service[2], which would provide decontamination and cleansing assistance after deliberate chemical, radiological, bioliogical, or nuclear incidents and major accenidental releases of harmful materials[3].
1. Illegal Logging
2. WaveNet
3. Defra Coverage of Governmental Decontamination Service
Personal life
He is married with two children a son(August 1986)and a daughter(November 1981). He is Honorary Vice President of the Association of Drainage Authorities and Wildlife and Countryside Link. He is Honorary President of North Lincolnshire Royal Society for the Protection of Animals. He has an Honorary Fellowship from the University of Lincoln for services to nature conservation and one from the Institution of Civil Engineers for services to flood and coastal defence. He is a former President of Hull Teachers Association and a former Council member of the RSPB.
Notes
- ^ "Daily Telegraph". Retrieved 2009-05-13.
- ^ "www.number10.gov.uk". Retrieved 2006-12-19.
External links
- ePolitix - Elliot Morley official site
- Defra - Elliot Morley MP official profile includes speeches and visits
- Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Elliot Morley MP
- TheyWorkForYou.com - Elliot Morley MP
- Voting Record at The Public Whip
- BBC Politics