Tribute to Dari Taylor MP

Dari Taylor was a member of the House of Commons Select Committee on Defence from 1997 until 1999. Following the 2001 General Election, she was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary to 2 defence ministers:Dr Lewis Moonie (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Veterans), and Lord Bach of Lutterworth (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement).

In July 2003, she accepted the position of Parliamentary Private Secretary to Hazel Blears, Minister of State in the Home Office. Dari Taylor held this position until July 2005, when she was appointed by the Prime Minister to the Intelligence & Security Committee.

There are a number of ways that a Member of Parliament can express their views about a particular issue, or represent the concerns of a constituent or local organisation.

As well as meeting with and/or writing directly to Ministers about specific policy issues, she was able to ask written and oral Parliamentary questions.