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'''Debra Ann Shipley''' (born 22 June 1957) is a politician in the ]. She was ] ] (MP) for ] from 1997 until the ], when she stood down for reasons of ill health.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.theyworkforyou.com/mp/debra_shipley/stourbridge| title = Debra Shipley, former MP|website=They Work For You| publisher = FaxYourMP Ltd.| access-date = 2005-05-17}}</ref> She was succeeded by ], also from the Labour Party.


Shipley was the first woman MP for Stourbridge, but not the first Labour MP to sit for the town under different boundaries: ] had been the Labour MP from 1927 to 1931 (for Stourbridge); ] from 1945 to 1950 (Stourbridge); ] from 1950 to 1968 (for ], which was lost to the Tories in a ] in 1968 following Wigg's ill-health and appointment to the National Horseracing Board), and ] from 1970 to 1974 (for Dudley, as Labour regained Dudley at the ]).
Shipley generally voted along with her party, and consistently voted in favor of equal rights for ] people.<ref>{{cite web

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Following Shipley's departure from Parliament in 2005, she later left the Labour Party, and in 2019 campaigned for ] in Norfolk.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}
| title = Policy report — 'Homosexuality — Equal rights' compared to Debra Shipley MP, Stourbridge | publisher =

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| accessdate = 2006-05-17}}</ref> Her two most significant initiatives were the ], which required that childcacre orgnizations check new staff agasinst a newly-created registry of child abusers, and the ], which called for the removal of "unhealthy" food from school ]s and improvements to school meals.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite web
Shipley was selected to stand for election for Labour through an ]. As an MP, Shipley's most significant initiative was the ], which passed with cross-party support, it requires that childcare organizations now check new staff against a newly created registry of child abusers. Shipley was also responsible for the Children's Food Bill, which called for the removal of "unhealthy" food from school ]s and improvements to school meals.<ref name="BBC1">{{cite news
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| title = MP in cancer fight to stand down | title = MP in cancer fight to stand down
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| accessdate = 2006-05-17}}</ref> The latter bill attracted the support of celebrity chef ].<ref name="BBC1" />


Shipley served on the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee, and was Parliamentary Ambassador to the ], in which capacity she fronted the "Full Stop" Campaign in Parliament. Shipley generally voted with her party.
Shipley was married to ], who died of cancer in 2004, a year prior to her own diagnosis with ].<ref name="BBC1" />


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British politician

Debra Shipley
Member of Parliament
for Stourbridge
In office
2 May 1997 – 11 April 2005
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byLynda Waltho
Personal details
Born (1957-06-22) 22 June 1957 (age 67)
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour

Debra Ann Shipley (born 22 June 1957) is a politician in the United Kingdom. She was Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Stourbridge from 1997 until the 2005 general election, when she stood down for reasons of ill health. She was succeeded by Lynda Waltho, also from the Labour Party.

Shipley was the first woman MP for Stourbridge, but not the first Labour MP to sit for the town under different boundaries: Wilfred Wellock had been the Labour MP from 1927 to 1931 (for Stourbridge); Arthur Moyle from 1945 to 1950 (Stourbridge); George Wigg from 1950 to 1968 (for Dudley, which was lost to the Tories in a by-election in 1968 following Wigg's ill-health and appointment to the National Horseracing Board), and John Gilbert from 1970 to 1974 (for Dudley, as Labour regained Dudley at the 1970 general election).

Following Shipley's departure from Parliament in 2005, she later left the Labour Party, and in 2019 campaigned for Change UK in Norfolk.

Parliament

Shipley was selected to stand for election for Labour through an all-women shortlist. As an MP, Shipley's most significant initiative was the Protection of Children Act, which passed with cross-party support, it requires that childcare organizations now check new staff against a newly created registry of child abusers. Shipley was also responsible for the Children's Food Bill, which called for the removal of "unhealthy" food from school vending machines and improvements to school meals. The latter bill attracted the support of celebrity chef Jamie Oliver.

Shipley served on the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee, and was Parliamentary Ambassador to the NSPCC, in which capacity she fronted the "Full Stop" Campaign in Parliament. Shipley generally voted with her party.

References

  1. "Debra Shipley, former MP". They Work For You. FaxYourMP Ltd. Retrieved 17 May 2005.
  2. ^ "MP in cancer fight to stand down". BBC News. 24 March 2005. Retrieved 17 May 2006.

External links

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1997–2005 		Succeeded byLynda Waltho


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