Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 3556
Biography
Electoral history
Contested Northwich, Cheshire 1966 general election. MP (Labour) for East Flint 1970-83, for Alyn and Deeside 1983-2001
Parliamentary career
PPS to Denis Healey as Chancellor of the Exchequer 1972-74;
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales 1974-79;
Opposition Frontbench Spokesperson for Employment 1980-83;
Member:
Shadow Cabinet 1983-92,
Prime Minister's Intelligence and Security Committee 1994-97, 1997-;
Madam speaker's Chairman Panel 1997-2001;
Chairman Welsh Grand Committee 1997-2001;
Chairman Advisory Committee on Registration of Political Parties 1999-2001;
Deputy Speaker, Westminster Hall 2001
Party groups
Member, Executive of Labour Party, Wales 1966-70
International bodies
Member, Delegation of Council of Europe and Western European Union 1971-74
Political interests
Manufacturing industries, regional policy, NHS, education, aerospace
Countries of interest
Austria, Germany
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Jones, of Deeside in the County of Clwyd 2001
Register of Interests
10: Non-financial interests (c)
Director, Clwyd Fine Art Trust at Castell Bodelwyddan, Sir Ddinbych
10: Non-financial interests (d)
President, Wrexham-Birkenhead Rail Users Association
10: Non-financial interests (e)
President, Saltney Local History Group
President, Hawarden Singers
President, Sandycroft and Mancot Scouts Association
Chairman, Diocesan Board of Education and Lifelong Learning
Trustee, Friends of Africa (helping small businesses in Africa)
Trustee, Winnicott Clinic of Psychotherapy
President, League of Friends, Deeside Community Hospital
President, Flintshire Neighbourhood Watch
President, Flintshire Alzheimer's Society
President, Flintshire Arthritis Care Group