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Damian was born in 1956. He was educated at Reading School and Balliol College, Oxford. He was President of the Oxford Union in 1977. He is married with two daughters.
He is a former financial journalist and worked in the Prime Minister’s policy unit from 1992-94. Damian contested Brent East in the 1992 General Election. In May 1997 he was elected member of parliament for Ashford and he was re-elected in 2001 and 2005.
He was a Conservative spokesman on education and employment from 1998-99, Conservative Environment Spokesman from 1999-2001, Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Skills from 2001-2003, and Shadow Secretary of State for Transport from 2003-2004. From July 2004-2005 he was a member of the Home Affairs Select Committee; from July to December 2005 he was a member of the Treasury Select Committee.
In December 2005, he was appointed shadow minister for Immigration.
Damian is chairman of Parliamentary Mainstream, and a Vice-President of the Tory Reform Group. He is a Vice-Chairman of the John Smith Memorial Trust.

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Cautions for Serious and Repeat Offenders Under Review

(16) Comments | Posted 4 April 2013 | (10:43)

If you commit a crime, you should be caught and punished. That punishment should be fair, should satisfy the victim of the crime, and should allow others to have confidence in the criminal justice system.

Cautions have a role to play in this. They allow the police...

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Human Trafficking has no Place in Modern Society

(1) Comments | Posted 18 October 2011 | (00:00)

Human trafficking is a brutal crime which ruins lives, and which is appallingly one of the fastest-growing international criminal activities. Traffickers treat people like commodities. The message from the British Government is clear. The UK is not a safe haven for traffickers; they will be pursued and brought to justice....

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