Achievements, Ministerial Offices
| Born in 1946. Married with two children. Educated at Highgate School | |
| MEP for North West Region of England | |
| 2007- | Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2005-2007 | Substitute member on the Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2004-2007 | Deputy Leader of the British Conservative Delegation |
| 2004- | Committee on Petitions (Conservative Spokesman & EPP-Group Co-ordinator) |
| Committe on Transport and tourism | |
| Member, European Parliament Committee for China | |
| 2002-2004 | Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (British Conservative spokesman) |
| Delegation for relations with South Africa | |
| Committee on Employment and Social Affairs | |
| 1999-2002 | Committee on Regional Policy, Transport & Tourism (British Conservative Spokesman) |
| Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security & Defence Policy | |
| Vice President, European Parliament Committee for Cyprus | |
| 1979-1997 | MP for Preston North, 1979-1983, & South Ribble, 1983-1997 |
| 1982-1987 | Parliamentary Private Secretary to various Ministers |
| 1987-1989 | Minister for Industry & Aerospace, Department of Trade & Industry |
| 1989-1990 | Minister for Roads and Traffic, Department of Transport |
| 1990-1992 | Minister for Sport, Department of the Environment and then Department for Education |
| 1992-1994 | Minister of State, Northern Ireland |
| 1994-1995 | Minister of State for the Environment and the Countryside, Department of the Environment |
| 1979-1982 | Secretary, Conservative Parliamentary Defence Committee, and Vice Chairman, Conservative Parliamentary Aviation Committee |
| 1984-1987 | National President of Conservative Trades Unionists |
| 1995-1997 | Member of Select Committee on Procedure |
| 1995-1997 | Chairman, Lancashire Conservative MPs |
| 1996-1997 | Chairman, North-West Group of Conservative MPs |
| 2000- | President, Lancaster and Wyre Conservative Association |
| Patron, Hyndburn Conservative Association | |
| Freeman of the City of London | |
| 2001- | Patron, Blackpool North & Fleetwood Conservative Business Club |
| 1995 | Appointed to Her Majesty's Privy Council |
| 1997 | Knighted |
| Leisure interests: | |
| Cricket, Rugby, Ecclesiology, Oenology and Holmesiana. Member of MCC, Lancashire CCC, Middlesex CCC and the Lord's Taverners | |
| Vice-President, Lancashire County Cricket Club | |
| President, Garstang Cricket Club | |
| Vice-President, Preston Grasshoppers RFC | |
| Vice President, Garstang RUFC | |
| Chairman, Lancashire CCC Development Association | |
| Member of the Victorian Society, Historic Churches Preservation Trust, English Heritage, National Trust, the Sherlock Holmes Society, and the Carlton Club | |
| Vice-President of the Lancashire Cricket Federation | |
| Patron, Golden Grand Theatre (Lancaster) Appeal | |
| President of the "Ribble Link" Canal Campaign | |
| Member of the Conservative Group for Europe |
