Labour MP David Hanson has a ten minute rule bill requiring candidates in elections who stand as independents to declare if they are members of political parties - his Local Police and Crime Commissioner is Winston Roddick, a Liberal Democrat member who ran as an independent (although there was no particular secret about his party involvement).

BBC: Week ahead

As MPs debated the Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill at report stage on 22 November 2010, shadow Treasury minister David Hanson said Labour opposed the government's plans to scrap the scheme, which encourages parents to save for their children's future.

BBC: Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Bill part 1

Shadow Treasury minister David Hanson said Labour supported the "aims and objectives" of the new bill.

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