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Profile
Labour Peer
Entered the House of Lords on 19 July 2024
Previously MP for Delyn until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election
Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election
Also represented Delyn
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Currently held offices
- The Minister of State, Home Department (since 9 Jul 2024)
Other offices held in the past
- Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (18 Sep 2015 to 28 Oct 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) ( 7 Oct 2011 to 18 Sep 2015)
- Shadow Minister (Treasury) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 7 Oct 2011)
- Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
- Minister of State (Home Office) (Crime and Policing) ( 5 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
- The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice ( 9 May 2007 to 5 Jun 2009)
- The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office ( 5 May 2005 to 5 Apr 2007)
- PPS (Rt Hon Tony Blair, Prime Minister), Prime Minister's Office (13 May 2004 to 11 Apr 2005)
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales (29 Jul 1999 to 7 Jun 2001)
- Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (28 Jul 1998 to 29 Jul 1999)
Public bill committees (Sittings attended)
- Chairman, Domestic Abuse Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Civil Liability Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill Committee (1 out of 2)
- Chairman, Fisheries Bill Committee (5 out of 11)
- Chairman, Data Protection Bill Committee (4 out of 8)
- Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Chairman, Higher Education and Research Bill Committee (7 out of 14)
- Chairman, Guardianship (Missing Persons) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Chairman, High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Chairman, Childcare Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Chairman, High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- Chairman, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Committee (4 out of 6)
- Chairman, High-Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
- Modern Slavery Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee (15 out of 15)
- Immigration Bill Committee (11 out of 11)
- Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Scrap Metal Dealers Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Crime and Courts Bill Committee (13 out of 13)
- Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (14 out of 14)
- Terrorist Asset-Freezing Etc. Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
- Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
- Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Crime and Security Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
- Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Northern Ireland (Offences) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 4)
- Children's Commissioner for Wales Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
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