• Labour Peer
• Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (since 22 Jan 2008)
  Minister of State, Foreign & Commonwealth Office (since 22 Jan 2008)
• Became a Lord on 10 July 2007
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• Never rebels against their party in this parliament.

Written Answers — House of Lords: Food: Pork and Bacon (22 Jul 2008)

“The department's contract with our catering service provider, Baxter Storey, ensures that they comply with the Public Sector Food Procurement Initiative (PSFPI) and that they procure from local sources wherever possible. They state that 100 per cent of their fresh pork purchased is of British origin, as is 75 per cent of bacon. Monthly meetings with the catering contractor are held to monitor...”

Written Ministerial Statements — House of Lords: Democratic Republic of Congo: DAS Air (21 Jul 2008)

“My predecessor, my right honourable friend Ian McCartney, committed in 2006 to make a Statement to the House once the UK National Contact Point had completed its investigation into DAS Air's behaviour in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The complaint was submitted to the UK National Contact Point under the auspices of the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises by the non-government...”

Written Answers — House of Lords: Fuel Poverty (15 Jul 2008)

“The lowest level of aggregation available for fuel poverty is at government office region. The latest data, for 2005, is contained in the fuel poverty detailed tables published as an annex to the Fuel Poverty Strategy report (online at www.berr.gov.uk/energy/fuel-poverty/strategy/index .html). Table 29 holds the following details for 2005: % Households in Group Number (1,000s)...”

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• Has spoken in 19 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — Ministers do not ask written questions.
• Has voted in 18% of votes in parliament — below average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
• People have made 4 comments on this Lord's speeches — well above average amongst Lords.
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 40 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)