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transport, housing, skills, education, the economy and net-zero strategy in the huge East
Midlands region. 'We have been massively underfunded and under-invested in as a region, and it is really important we take those new powers and that funding from Westminster, we bring it in to this region and we decide our own priorities.'
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Pharmacy Voice's closure. Claire Ward was Chief
Executive of the Institute for Collaborative Working from January 2019 to January 2022. She also continues roles in the pharmacy sector with the Pharmacists Defence Association and as Chair of Sigma Pharmaceuticals Annual Conference. She has been a Governor of the
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She subsequently announced that she would stand down as chair of the
Hospitals Trust. At the same time, she said her first few months would involve building partnerships with those who could help her make changes over her massive region, using the £1.14 billion devolution deal covering 30 years, for
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She claimed over £90,000 in second home allowance between 2004 and 2009, despite living less than 30 miles from
Westminster. Upon publication of MPs' expenses in 2009, Ward defended her choice to fund a second home in Westminster from her parliamentary allowance, citing her need to balance her public
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When she was aged 28, Claire Ward met John
Simpson, a plumber four years older than her, with his own business in Wembley, at a birthday party in Watford. They announced their engagement two years later. She married in 2003, and her first child, in 2005, was stillborn. She has subsequently had two
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From June 2011 until its closure in March 2015, Ward was executive director of the
Independent Pharmacy Federation. In April 2015, Ward became the Chair of Pharmacy Voice, an association of trade bodies representing community pharmacy contractors. She resigned this role in April 2017 as part of the
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The Labour Party was in
Government throughout Ward's time in Parliament. As of the end of 2009, Ward had rebelled against the Government's stated or majority position 19 times out of 2,629 votes she attended, a rebelling rate of 0.72%. On occasion she voted against her party line on changes to the
574:; despite a 12% swing against her, Ward held the seat with a majority of 1,148 votes (approximately 2.3%). The Conservative candidate was narrowly pushed into third place, with 793 fewer votes than Brinton, making Watford a three-way marginal seat.
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schedule of the House of
Commons, and the Government's position on reform of the House of Lords. In 2004, she voted with the Conservatives in favour of introducing a ban on the "reasonable chastisement" of children. In 2008, on a
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Council in 1994, where she served as Mayor from 1996 to 1997. She stepped down from the Labour Party NEC in 1995 upon her selection as the party's candidate for Watford.
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duties with her duties as a mother of small children. Ward was one of 98 MPs who voted in favour of legislation which would have kept MPs' expense details secret.
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Commissioner of HM Treasury, on 5 May 2006. She was promoted again in October 2008 to
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1205:"All-Party Parliamentary Chocolate and Confectionery Industry Group"
1175:"All-Party Parliamentary Chocolate and Confectionery Industry Group"
782:"East Midlands Mayor: Labour's Claire Ward wins first-ever election"
1627:"Voting Record – Claire Ward MP, Watford (10621) – The Public Whip"
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1888:"Claire Ward: East Midlands Mayor to stand down as hospital chair"
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Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Claire Ward MP
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in May 2013 and was appointed chair in October 2021.
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at the age of fifteen, becoming an active member of
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2088:Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Justice
1551:Bremner, Charles; Robertson, David (20 May 2007).
451:. From 1995 to 1998, she was a trainee solicitor.
90:Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice
1655:. Independent Pharmacy Federation. Archived from
839:"Hare Krishna paid for Labour MP's trip to India"
751:. In May 2024 she was elected to this position.
539:. From 2000 to 2002, she was the Chairman of the
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2158:National Executive Committee of the Labour Party
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1492:"Watford MP Claire Ward defends expenses claim"
1361:"The Cabinet and new members of the Government"
1209:House of Commons – Register of All-Party Groups
1179:House of Commons – Register of All-Party Groups
1298:"Watford: a three-way junction to Westminster"
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1994:contributions in Parliament by Claire Ward
905:"Interview: Claire Ward; Age of innocence"
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1459:"Who's who in Gordon Brown's government?"
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678:Learn how and when to remove this message
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1265:"The 'Blair babes': Where are they now?"
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837:Sylvester, Rachel (17 January 1999).
435:in Britain and the European Union at
156:5 October 2008 – 9 June 2009
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937:"A-Z of Universities: Hertfordshire"
743:In August 2023, she was selected as
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477:She was elected as a councillor for
464:Transport and General Workers' Union
1978:TheyWorkForYou.com – Claire Ward MP
1553:"How your MP voted on the FOI Bill"
1029:"Members of Parliament for Watford"
749:2024 East Midlands mayoral election
423:, and studied at the newly created
215:1 May 1997 – 12 April 2010
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1601:"MPs reject cut in abortion limit"
968:"Claire Ward- Ministry of Justice"
903:Barbieri, Annalisa (11 May 1997).
102:9 June 2009 – 11 May 2010
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2061:Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
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583:Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
144:Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
2003:Parliament of the United Kingdom
1914:"The Blair babe and the plumber"
1733:Waldron, James (20 March 2017).
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1275:British Broadcasting Corporation
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351:(born 9 May 1972) is a British
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1799:Neame, Katie (4 August 2023).
1490:Neil Skinner (25 March 2009).
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935:Hodges, Lucy (24 July 1997).
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2156:Youth representative on the
1938:Ward, Claire (21 May 2009).
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1520:Ward, Claire (21 May 2009).
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472:National Executive Committee
363:. Previously, she served as
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706:University of Hertfordshire
520:, being a month older than
425:University of Hertfordshire
355:politician who was elected
300:University of Hertfordshire
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1371:Independent News and Media
1296:Meek, James (6 May 2005).
1235:"Official Report, Commons"
1065:Independent News and Media
1055:"The Cabinet of Tomorrow?"
915:Independent News and Media
849:Independent News and Media
724:Ward (right), with fellow
716:Mayor of the East Midlands
608:Ward lost her seat at the
493:Labour Party photo of Ward
474:(NEC) the following year.
357:Mayor of the East Midlands
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641:This article or section
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403:. She was brought up in
375:from 2005 to 2009 and a
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1469:Guardian News and Media
1308:Guardian News and Media
745:Labour and Co-operative
560:Watford Borough council
541:All-Party Parliamentary
497:Ward became the MP for
479:Elstree and Borehamwood
37:Official portrait, 2009
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1983:Claire Ward's website
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610:2010 general election
568:2005 general election
503:1997 general election
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401:1987 general election
383:Early life and career
2019:Member of Parliament
1758:. companycheck.co.uk
1144:"Vote 2001: Watford"
485:Parliamentary career
427:, graduating with a
365:Member of Parliament
349:Claire Margaret Ward
257:Claire Margaret Ward
198:Member of Parliament
2211:Politics of Watford
2012:Tristan Garel-Jones
1892:West Bridgford Wire
1377:on 10 February 2009
1185:. 12 September 2000
1116:"Ms Claire Ward MP"
978:on 28 February 2010
972:Ministry of Justice
514:Tristan Garel-Jones
379:from 2009 to 2010.
226:Tristan Garel-Jones
2117:Office established
2109:Political offices
2046:Political offices
2039:Richard Harrington
1433:The Yorkshire Post
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649:verifiably mention
643:possibly contains
614:Richard Harrington
507:Conservative Party
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318:The College of Law
238:Richard Harrington
83:Office established
16:British politician
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2165:Succeeded by
2134:Succeeded by
2102:Jonathan Djanogly
2095:Succeeded by
2068:Succeeded by
2036:Succeeded by
1659:on 30 August 2011
1631:Publicwhip.org.uk
1581:. 2 November 2004
1579:Publicwhip.org.uk
1401:10 Downing Street
818:on 8 January 2006
738:10 Downing Street
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564:Liberal Democrats
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437:Brunel University
387:Ward was born in
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2196:UK MPs 2005–2010
2191:UK MPs 2001–2005
2186:UK MPs 1997–2001
2168:Catherine Taylor
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