Ian (Arthur) CAWSEY Labour BRIGG & GOOLE '97-

Majority: 3,961 (9.7%) over Conservative 5-way Description: The north market town of Brigg now linked with the larger, more pro-Labour port town of Goole, set amidst pro-Tory flatlands; as the home of John and Charles Wesley, was the birth- place of Methodism; until May '97 it was seen as a Tory marginal; Position: PPS, to David Milliband '03-; Chairman, all-party Group on Animal Welfare '98-; Unitary Authority Councillor (its Leader '95-97) '95-; ex: PPS, to Lord Williams of Mostyn, Leader of the Lords '01-03; on Select Committee for Home Affairs '99-01; Humberside County Councillor (Chairman, Humberside Police Authority '93-96) '89- 96; Director, Humberside International Airport; Outlook: Virtually a one-club politician as a leading animal welfare campaigner in the steps of his mentor and long-running DEFRA Minister, Elliot Morley; one of the "cheeky chappie" (Tory MP Edward Garnier) new interjectors of '97, elevated temporarily to the more discreet ranks of PPSs in '01; a loyal locally-rooted council leader who captured a new seat largely overlapping with his municipal domain; his rise was helped by his local council leadership, prominence as chairman of the local police authority and his work for ten years for neighbouring MP, Elliot Morley; prominent, with Morley, in the elongated saga of legislation to ban fox-hunting; "a vociferous opponent of hunting" (DAILY TELEGRAPH); a former long-time IT-man; History: He joined the Labour Party '77; contested council seats in May '83, May '84, May '85; moved to Scunthorpe, becoming Personal Assistant to its new Labour MP, Elliot Morley June '87; was elected for Ashby ward in Scunthorpe to Humberside County Council May '89; contested Conservative-held Brigg and Cleethorpe against Michael Brown, registering a 5.8% swing to Labour, recovering 2nd place from the LibDems Apr '92; was elected Chairman of Humberside Police Authority May '93; was elected Leader of the North Lincolnshire Shadow Unitary Authority May '95; was selected for new Brigg and Goole, overlapping his previously-fought seat Apr '95; protested against the closure of local Binns, a House of Fraser department store Jan '97; defeated his Tory opponent, Donald Stewart, by a majority of 6,389, on a notional swing of 13.9% May '97; in his Maiden, backed Labour's attempt to further control handguns, as a former Chairman of the Humberside Police Authority June '97; welcomed impending new measures to arm councils with powers to curb anti-social behaviour July '97; co-sponsored motion urging Government to be "tough on road crime" July '97; lengthily supported the Government proposal for a regional list for Euro- elections, claiming people could not identify with their current remote Euro-MPs in over-large constituencies Nov '97; co-sponsored motion urging the retention of mutuality by building societies Nov '97; led motion attacking the Canadian Government for subsidising the killing of 285,000 seals after visiting Prince Edward Island to raise the public profile of seal culling Mar '98; interjected into debate on fox-hunting that "three-quarters of the people in this country" supported its abolition Mar '98; in paper 'Hunting with Dogs - A way Forward', he recommended local referendums to decide on hunting bans Dec '98; he opposed Conservative John Wilkinson's call for a referendum on withdrawal from the Common Fisheries Policy, blamed "devastation" of the fishing industry on the Conservatives, and claimed it would be impossible for the UK to assert a 200 mile fishing limit Mar '99; he queried pig industry subsidies in some EU states Apr '99; urged application throughout EU of UK animal welfare standards in the pig industry May '99; he claimed 95.5% of the PLP favoured a hunting ban July '99; visited Switzerland and Italy with all- party Rail Freight Group Sep '99; loyally

1 Copyright © Parliamentary Profile Services Ltd. Ian (Arthur) CAWSEY Labour BRIGG & GOOLE '97- defended Government's policy on police numbers Oct '99; visited Falkland Islands as guest of Falkland Islands government Nov '99; was named to Home Affairs Select Committee Dec '99; claimed Labour grass roots expected the Government to "deliver" on a hunting ban, saying "the simple truth is that this is something that remains high on many MPs' agenda" Mar '00; backed publication of Dame Stella Rimington's spy memoirs May '00; he was re-elected with a reduced majority of 3,961 on a 2% swing to the Conservatives June '01; was appointed PPS to Lord Williams of Mostyn, Leader of the House of Lords June '01; he introduced his Animal Sanctuaries (Licensing) Bill to regulate animal sanctuaries July '01; he withdrew his Bill on animal sanctuaries on promise of Government consultation and eventual legislation Jan '02; in exchanges on the steel industry, he urged DTI Secretary Patricia Hewitt to "base all her decisions on the simple criterion of protecting British steelworkers' jobs", which in his area had fallen from 22,000 in '79 to fewer than 4,000 Mar '02; in hunting debate he defended shooting as an alternative to hunting with dogs Mar '02; called for CAP reform to remove subsidies detrimental to animal welfare June '02; protested impact of protectionist US steel tariffs July '02; made loyalist speech defending the Government's measures in rural areas Oct '02; he sought "a presumption against the use of dogs to cull foxes" in any Bill on hunting, and not "just another version of the middle-way proposal" Dec '02; queried French delay in implementation of an EU directive on pig sow infertility until 2013, Dec '02; backed scrapping the Humber Bridge tolls June '03; after Lord Williams died, Sep '03, he became PPS to David Milliband; Born: 14 April 1960 , Grimsby Family: Son, of Arthur Henry Cawsey, fitter, and Edith (Shaw), clerk; m '87 Linda Mary (Kirman), child minder; 1s Jacob '93; 2d Hannah '88, Lydia '97; Education: Wintringham School; Occupation: Ex: Political Assistant, to Elliot Morley MP for Glanford and Scunthorpe '87- 97; IT Consultant '85-87; Computer Systems Analyst, with Imperial Foods, in Grimsby and Hull (Seven Seas Healthcare) '82-85; Computer Programmer '78-82; Computer Operator '77- 78; Traits: Spikey, greying, light-brown centre-parted hair; chubby heart-shaped face; strong chin; slightly skewed mouth; well- built; "friendly" (Simon Hart, of the Countryside Alliance); "cheeky chappie" (Edward Garnier MP), with a cheery, jokey style; a local musician who performed with the '60s group `The Moggies'; an enthusiastic sportsman who has made appearances for the local Labour Club on cold, wet Sunday mornings; Methodist; Address: House of Commons, Westminster, , SW1A 0AA; 10 Glover Road, Scunthorpe DN17 1AS; 7 Market Place, Brigg DN20 8AA; The Courtyard, Boothferry Road, Goole DN14 6AE (constituency) Telephone: 0207 219 5237 (H of C); 01724 872560/ 01724 872560 (Fax)(home); 01405 767744/767753 (constituency);

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