SPINK, Bob

Member for Castle Point 1992-97 and since 2001. Committees: Secretary, All-Party Hepatology Group since 2004; Vice-Chair, All-Party Wood Panel Industry Group since 2003, Burma Group since 2003; Secretary, All-Party Kazakhstan Group since 2003; Vice-Chair, All-Party Botswana Group since 2003; Vice-Chair, All-Party Gas Safety Group since 2002, Rheumatoid Arthritis Group since 2002; Secretary, All-Party Senegal and Guinea Group since 2002; Joint Vice-Chair, All-Party Deep Vein Thrombosis Awareness Group since 2002; Vice-Chair, All-Party Sewers and Sewerage Group since 2002; Secretary, All-Party Cable, Satellite and Digital Group since 2001; Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology since 2001; Vice- Chair, Conservative Party Committee for Employment; Chair, Education Policy Committee 1989-93. Political career: Parliamentary Private Secretary to John Watts as Minister of State for Railways, Roads and Local Transport, Department of Transport, 1997; PPS to Ann Widdecombe as Minister of State, Home Office 1995-97, and as Minister of State for Employment 1994-95; Councillor, Dorset County Council 1985-93. Special political interests: Employment, trade and industry, education, elderly, Britain-s Sovereignty. Profession/Trade: Company director; engineer; served in RAF 1964-66 (invalided). Education: Holycroft School, Keighley; University of Manchester; Cranfield University BSc Engineering, MSc Industrial Engineering, CDipAF, PhD. Affiliations: Joint Chair, UNA UNESCO Working Committee 1992-97; Trades Union- Member of DATA, TASS, AUEW. Hobbies: Pottery, marathon-running, gardening. b. 1 August 1948. Divorced with four children.