Lord Oates

Liberal Democrat Peer

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  • Low and Middle-income Countries: Debt Restructuring - Question 12 Mar 2024

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what consideration he has given to introducing measures to compel private creditors to take part in debt restructuring for low- and middle-income countries facing debt crises.
  • Low and Middle-income Countries: Debt Restructuring - Question 12 Mar 2024

    My Lords, in begging leave to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order Paper, I declare my interests as set out in the register.
  • Low and Middle-income Countries: Debt Restructuring - Question 12 Mar 2024

    My Lords, I thank the Foreign Secretary for that Answer. He will be aware that lobbyists for private creditors made the same arguments ahead of the Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010, but when the Liberal Democrat-Conservative coalition reviewed the working of the Act in 2011, it found it to be a successful measure with no evidence of unintended or adverse effects. Given that the...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 27 October 2015

Currently held offices

  • Member, European Union Committee (since 29 Oct 2019)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, International Agreements Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Jan 2023)
  • Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (29 Jan 2020 to 11 May 2022)
  • Member, EU External Affairs Sub-Committee ( 2 Jul 2019 to 23 Apr 2020)
  • Member, EU Justice Sub-Committee (26 Jan 2016 to 5 Sep 2017)

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