Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 5 November 2015

Previously MP for North East Fife until 30 March 2015 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Also represented North East Fife

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Defence
• Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Trade and Industry
• Solicitor-General
• Home Department
• Iraq
• Stolen Equipment
• RAF Leuchars
• Air Force: Military Bases
• Corruption

Other offices held in the past

• Member, International Relations and Defence Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 28 Jan 2021)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Defence) (12 Oct 2017 to 29 Aug 2019)
• Member, Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee) ( 3 Dec 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Parliamentary Privilege (Joint Committee) ( 3 Dec 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills (Joint Committee) (15 Jun 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (13 Sep 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (13 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Chair, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (13 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (24 Nov 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (24 Nov 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament (24 Nov 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (21 Jan 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Leader of the Liberal Democrats ( 2 Mar 2006 to 15 Oct 2007)
• Acting Leader, Liberal Democrats ( 5 Jan 2006 to 1 Mar 2006)
• Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs) ( 1 Jul 2001 to 2 Mar 2006)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) ( 1 Jan 1998 to 1 Jan 2001)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1999)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) ( 1 Jan 1994 to 1 Jan 1997)
• Member, Defence Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 1 Feb 1999)
• Member, Trade & Industry Committee (15 Feb 1990 to 16 Mar 1992)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) ( 1 Jan 1989 to 1 Jan 1994)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) ( 1 Jan 1988 to 1 Jan 1994)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Defence) ( 1 Jan 1988 to 1 Jan 1989)
• Member, Members' Interests Committee (17 Jun 1987 to 6 Jun 1990)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) ( 1 Jan 1987 to 1 Jan 1988)

Recent appearances

• Middle East: UK Military Deployments - Commons Urgent Question 6 Dec 2023

  My Lords, the Minister, being a good Scot, will perhaps know the Scottish Gaelic welcome, “One hundred thousand welcomes”. I am happy to join in repeating the welcome to him. He has already referred to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, which is part of the deployment. A little further on in the Statement, the Secretary of State said: “Four RAF flights carrying over 74 tonnes of aid have landed...

• King’s Speech - Debate (6th Day) 15 Nov 2023

  My Lords, I declare an interest as a patron of Caabu, the Council for Arab-British Understanding. I welcome the noble Earl to the Dispatch Box and offer my congratulations to the noble Lord, Lord Roberts of Belgravia. If he speaks as well as he writes, we will do very well out of him. There is no shortage of issues for this debate, as we have already heard. In welcoming the future noble Lord,...

• Occupied Palestinian Territories: Humanitarian Situation - Statement 9 Nov 2023

  My Lords, the Statement quite properly recognises the need for Israel to be proportionate in its response, but the law provides no definition of “proportionate”. Might I suggest a practical definition in the context of what we are discussing? The methods must be proportionate, but so too must be the outcomes of these methods. Particularly with regard to the second of these, are the...

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