HASELHURST, Rt Hon Sir Alan

Member for Saffron Walden since 1977 by-election. Committees: Member, Transport Select Committee 1992-97; Member, Catering Select Committee 1992-97; Member, European Legislation Committee 1982-97; Hon Secretary, All-Party Parliamentary Cricket Group 1993; Chair, Conservative Aviation Committee 1985-87; Vice-Chair, Conservative Education Committee 1983. Political career: Chair, Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker 1997-2010; Parliamentary Private Secretary of State for Education 1979-81; PPS to Home Secretary 1973-74; MP for Middleton and Prestwich 1970-74; Chair, Young Conservatives National Advisory Committee 1966-68; Chair, Eastern Area Young Conservatives 1964-66. Special political interests: Transport, education, agriculture. Profession/Trade: Former executive in the chemical and plastics industry; former government affairs consultant. Title/Honours/Decorations: Privy Counsellor 1999; Knight Bachelor 1995. Education: Oriel College, Oxford; Cheltenham College; King Edwards School, Birmingham. Author of: Accidentally Cricket (2009); Incidentally Cricket (2003); Eventually Cricket (2001); Occasionally Cricket (1999). Hobbies: Writing, watching cricket, theatre. b. 23 June 1937, South Elmsall, Yorkshire. Married with three children.