Members Of Parliament in Deptford, Inner London - News Shopper

MPs: Joan Ruddock DBE MP; Len Duvall AM; Marina Yannakoudakis MEP;

Lewisham, Deptford (House of Commons)

Dame Joan Ruddock DBE MP (Labour)

Surgery: Advice Surgeries

If you would like to speak to me in person, the best way to do so is to attend one of my advice surgeries.

They are generally held twice a month (almost always on a Friday), from 3.00-6.00pm at either The Albany in Deptford or the Leemore Central Community Hub in Lewisham.

Click here for maps and directions.

Before coming to a surgery, you may wish to use the MP Finder Tool to check that I am your MP. Parliamentary protocol dictates that I can only take up issues on behalf of residents of Lewisham Deptford.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU DO NOT NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT - all surgeries operate on a first come, first served basis.


Current Advice Surgery Schedule - Autumn 2012

Friday 5th October - 3.00-6.00pm
The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford SE8 4AG.

Friday 19th October - 3.00-6.00pm
The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford SE8 4AG.

Friday 2nd November - 3.00-6.00pm
Leemore Central Community Hub, Bonfield Road, Lewisham SE13 5EU.

Friday 23rd November - 3.00-6.00pm
Leemore Central Community Hub, Bonfield Road, Lewisham SE13 5EU.

Friday 7th December - 3.00-6.00pm
The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford SE8 4AG.

Thursday* 20th December - 3.00-6.00pm
The Albany, Douglas Way, Deptford SE8 4AG.
* Please note that this surgery will take place on a Thursday rather than the usual Friday.

Surgery Tel: 020 8691 5992

MP Since - 1987 Majority - 12,499 Born - 28/12/1943, Separated (1990, died 1996), Partner (Frank Doran, MP for Aberdeen South).
Education - Pontypool Grammar School, Imperial College London.
Previous Occupation - Director of 'Shelter', National Campaign for Homeless (1968-73); Director of Oxford Housing Aid (1973-77); Special programmes officer (MSC) for unemployed young people, Berkshire County Council (1977-79); Manager Reading Citizens Advice Bureau (1979-86).

Personal Overview - Originally tended strongly towards the left of the Labour Party (Chairman CND 1981-85), but has moved more into the moderate centre ground in recent years. She is likely to have firm environmental opinions (Opposition Environment Spokesman until the 1997 election). In addition, her previous occupations suggest concern for social issues. Her spell as Minister for Women was not a prolonged one, terminated by the leadership during the first reshuffle, which was unkind to the extent that the position had been unpaid, due to the size of the ministerial team. More recent times have seen her role more orientated to holding Select Committee memberships, although moved back into a Junior Ministerial role in 2007, achieving promotion within her department in 2009. She was however left out of Ed Miliband's opposition team in October 2010.

Political History - MP Lewisham Deptford (1987-), Opposition Spokesperson for Transport (1989-92), Home Affairs (1992-94), Environmental Protection (1994-97), Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Women (1997-98). Member of the Modernisation Select Committee (2001-05), Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Select Committee (2003-05). Vice Chair, Parliamentary Labour Party Women's Committee (2005-07), Member of the International Development Select Committee (2005-07). Parliamentary under Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (2007-08), Department of Energy and Climate Change (2008-09). Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change (2009-10). Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change (2010).

Characteristics - DBE (2012). Seems to have been prepared to pragmatically adjust old beliefs to take into account modern realities.

Business Tel: 020 7219 4513

Email: joan.ruddock.mp@parliament.uk

Interests: Environment,Foreign Affairs,Transport,Women's Issues

Commitee membership

• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Agro-Ecology (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group for Biodiversity (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Breast Cancer (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Choice at the End of Life (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Dance Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Gardening and Horticulture Group (Member)
• All-Party Parliamentary Group on Female Genital Mutilation (Member)
• Libraries Group (Member)
• Parliament First Group (Member)
• United Nations Women Group (Member)

Greenwich and Lewisham (Greater London Authority)

Mr Len Duvall AM (Labour)

GLA Member Since - 2000 Majority - 38,037 Born - N/a.
Education - N/a.
Previous Occupation - Community & Development Worker.
Personal Overview - Very active in the regeneration of London, he has chaired several London based organisations and was a non-executive Director of the New Millennium Experience (responsible for the National Millennium exhibition 2000). He was notably awarded the OBE in 1998 for his contribution to London Local Government and the Thames Gateway and led the National Review of the Local Government Training Board. Within the Assembly he leads the Labour Group.
Political History - Councillor, Greenwich Borough Council (1990-2001), Council Leader (1992-2000). GLA Member for Greenwich & Lewisham (2000-). Former Member of the Culture, Sport & Tourism Committee. Chairman of the Appointments Committee (2000-02). Former Vice Chairman of the Budget Committee, Vice Chairman of the London Development Agency Board (2000-). Member of the Elections Review Committee (2007-08), Deputy Chairman (2008). Member of the Business Management and Appointments (Administration) Committee (2007-). Leader of the Labour Group in the Assembly and Chairman of the Greater London Labour Party. Chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority. Member of the Confirmation Hearings Committee (2008-). Member of the Standards Committee (2008-). Deputy Chairman of the Economic Development, Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee (2009-10), Chairman (2010-11). Member of the Budget and Performance Committee (2011-). Deputy Chairman of the Economy, Culture and Sport Committee (2011-).
Other Information - Former member of the London Fire & Civil Defence Authority. Deputy Chairman of the Association of Local Government (ALG), Vice Chairman of the Local Government Information Unit (1994-96). Member of the Foundation of the Royal Naval College (responsible for important historic buildings in Greenwich). Chairman of the London Thames Gateway Partnership. Founder member of the New Local Government Network. Awarded the OBE (1998). Chairman of the London Health Commission (2002-08). Non Executive Director of Tilfen Land (a property Development Company). Board member of the Artillery Museums Trust. Consultant on behalf of Navigant Consulting.
All Party Groups - N/a.

Business Tel: 020 7983 4517

Email: len.duvall@london.gov.uk

Interests: Economic Regeneration,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Budget and Performance Committee (Member)
• Economy, Culture and Sport Committee (Vice Chairman)
• Time for Action Panel (Member)
• Business Management and Administration Committee (Member)

London (European Parliament)

Ms Marina Yannakoudakis MEP (Conservative)

MEP Since - 2009 Born - 16/04/1956. Married, 3 children.
Education - Brunel University, BSC in Government, Politics and Modern History. Open University, MA in Education.
Previous Occupation - Financial Director of a family business (pan-European).

Personal Overview - Elected to the European Parliament from third place on the London Conservative Party list. Has been involved running a small business for over 23 years with experience negotiating in in Europe on behalf of her UK clients. She has campaigned to reduce regulation on business, reducing EU waste and fraud and on the sensible managing of migration. She also has experience raising funds for charity, as a former Chair of the Mayor of Barnet's Charity Appeal 2005/06 raising money for the mental health charity MIND.

Political History - Councillor, London Borough of Barnet. Has been Deputy Chairman of Chipping Barnet Conservative Association. MEP London Region (2009-). Membe rof the Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-). Substitute member of the Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-). Member of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee (2009-). Member of the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee (2009-).

Other Information - School Governor. She was a Chairman of the Federation of Conservative Students at Brunel University and Chairperson for Communications on it's Student Union Executive. In her spare time she plays the saxophone and produces her own sculptures which she donates to charity.
Intergroups - N/a.

Email: marina.yannakoudakis@europarl.europa.eu

Interests: Business & Finance,Small Business,Local Government

Commitee membership

• Environment, Public Health & Food Safety (Member)
• Women's Rights & Gender Equality (Member)

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