Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 9 November 2015

Previously MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 3 May 1979 — General election

Also represented Sleaford and North Hykeham; Grantham

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Home Department
• Deputy Prime Minister
• House of Commons Commission
• Environment Food and Rural Affairs
• Health
• Local Government Finance
• Railtrack
• Caythorpe Court
• Pilgrim Hospital
• Boston (Neurology Waiting Times)
• Special Immigration Appeals Commission

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Justice Committee (21 Apr 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Justice Committee (20 Apr 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Home Affairs Committee (16 Jul 1997 to 2 Mar 1998)
• Secretary of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food ( 5 Jul 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) ( 2 Nov 1990 to 5 Jul 1995)
• Minister of State (Department of Trade and Industry) (24 Jul 1989 to 1 Nov 1990)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (10 Sep 1986 to 26 Jul 1989)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (22 Feb 1983 to 10 Oct 1984)
• Member, Agriculture Committee ( 3 May 1979 to 24 May 1982)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Crime and Security Bill Committee (10 out of 12)
• Counter-Terrorism Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
• Serious Crime Bill Committee (9 out of 9)
• Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)

Recent appearances

• Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons: Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B) 16 Apr 2024

  The Minister uses the phrase “not be obligated”. That just means they do not have to do it, but it does not alter the legal position.

• Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons: Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B) 16 Apr 2024

  My Lords, I support Motion B1, moved by the noble and learned Lord. I support both proposed new subsections within his amendment, subsections (7) and (8), but I want to focus exclusively on subsection (8), because it addresses directly what will happen in the foreseeable circumstances that Rwanda ceases to be safe. It lives in a fragile and volatile part of the world. It does not have a long...

• Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - Commons Amendments and Reasons: Motion B1 (as an amendment to Motion B) 16 Apr 2024

  No. I have been speculating on whether we will be asked to a party, to which we might or might not be invited, or whether there will be a parliamentary Statement or whether the Government will bring forward a Bill to repeal this Bill. There are a number of possibilities, but we have not been told and, so far as I am aware, the Minister has not been told either—though he could go and take...

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