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

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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)

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

Recent appearances

• Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments: Motion on Amendment 1 12 May 2025

  My Lords, I am a latecomer to this debate; I have not participated heretofore. I am doing so only because of conversations I had over the weekend. They related to the amendment from my noble friend under Motion 32A. I am not going to oppose my noble friend’s amendment—it may well be right—but I do want to express my anxieties because they were anxieties expressed by my friend who came...

• Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Commons Amendments: Motion on Amendment 1 12 May 2025

  My Lords, I am a latecomer to this debate; I have not participated heretofore. I am doing so only because of conversations I had over the weekend. They related to the amendment from my noble friend under Motion 32A. I am not going to oppose my noble friend’s amendment—it may well be right—but I do want to express my anxieties because they were anxieties expressed by my friend who came...

• British Steel - Statement 24 Apr 2025

  My Lords, given that high energy costs and the increased national insurance contributions on employers are threatening the viability of British manufacturing industries, most especially steel-making, what do the Government propose to do about these additional costs?

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