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Other claims submitted by Paul Murphy relate to purchases of a toilet roll holder, new carpeting and a television, as well as mortgage payments and stamp duty. Murphy was ordered to repay some of the money improperly "claimed back" in the amount of £2,237.72 in cleaning costs, mortgage payments and a
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Secretary of State for Wales he was also given the job of chairing a new Cabinet Committee on the sensitive issue of IT and information security, in the wake of a rash of scandals surrounding the loss of personal data by Government agencies.
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Paul Peter Murphy was born to Ronald and
Marjorie (née Gough) Murphy. He has a younger brother, Neil. Murphy's father, Ronald, was a miner of Irish descent. The family was devoutly Catholic. His mother, Marjorie (née Gough), was English, and her family were businesspeople.
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Catholic cabinet ministers
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Secretary by Peter Hain following Hain's clearance following an investigation into election donations.
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Murphy joined the Labour Party at age 15, and is a member of the
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from 1999 to 2005 and again from 2008 to 2009 in the roles of
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1117:"The Secret life of Paul Murphy. – Paul Flynn – Read My Day"
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to study history. He was a management trainee with the
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politician who was the Member of
Parliament (MP) for
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Name: MURPHY, Paul/Registration district: Pontypool
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969:"UK – Wales – Murphy returns as Welsh secretary"
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1325:"Legg blames parliament, MPs and the Speaker"
737:United Kingdom parliamentary expenses scandal
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571:St Francis Roman Catholic School, Abersychan
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1142:"Paul Murphy MP – Working hard for Torfaen"
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1964:Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland
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1508:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
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215:Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
130:28 July 1999 – 24 October 2002
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913:"Welcome waleshome.org – BlueHost.com"
825:"Welcome waleshome.org – BlueHost.com"
634:Minister of State for Northern Ireland
83:24 January 2008 – 5 June 2009
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521:(born 25 November 1948) is a British
402:11 June 1987 – 30 March 2015
295:24 October 2002 – 6 May 2005
227:24 October 2002 – 6 May 2005
185:6 May 2005 – 24 January 2008
1048:from the original on 6 December 2008
721:Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013
1528:Intelligence and Security Committee
1069:"Teachers 'lack Oxbridge ambition'"
645:Intelligence and Security Committee
599:Transport and General Workers Union
173:Intelligence and Security Committee
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1067:Leonard, Kevin (18 April 2013).
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1090:Feeney, Jack (17 March 2016).
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1044:. BBC News. 5 December 2008.
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2125:Secretary of State for Wales
1676:Baroness Ashton of Upholland
1555:Secretary of State for Wales
1481:Secretary of State for Wales
347:Member of the House of Lords
71:Secretary of State for Wales
21:Paul Murphy (disambiguation)
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1885:Baroness Scotland of Asthal
1796:Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
1395:Contributions in Parliament
1384:Contributions in Parliament
792:"Dissolution Peerages 2015"
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549:. He was nominated for a
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757:Baron Murphy of Torfaen
661:Northern Ireland Office
60:Official portrait, 2019
1829:Also attended meetings
1022:Cite journal requires
770:He is a member of the
727:Parliamentary expenses
593:Early political career
2616:Welsh Roman Catholics
2516:People from Pontypool
1224:www.publicwhip.org.uk
751:Murphy was created a
673:Good Friday Agreement
607:1979 general election
579:Oriel College, Oxford
569:Paul Murphy attended
483:Oriel College, Oxford
1413:Record in Parliament
871:on 24 September 2015
767:on 20 October 2015.
613:Senior Cabinet posts
577:. He later attended
493:Constituency website
385:Member of Parliament
33:The Right Honourable
1526:Chairperson of the
1459:Nick Thomas-Symonds
1250:The Daily Telegraph
1001:on 11 February 2009
687:Welsh state schools
425:Nick Thomas-Symonds
1870:Lord Malloch-Brown
1603:The Lord Livermore
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