Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 20 July 2010

Previously MP for Folkestone and Hythe until 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election

Entered the House of Commons on 9 June 1983 — General election

Also represented Folkestone and Hythe

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Treasury
• Prime Minister
• Home Department
• Transport
• Local Government and the Regions
• Work and Pensions
• Euro
• Tax Credits
• Tax Credit Claims
• Inflation Indicator
• Network Rail

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Constitution Committee (31 Mar 2022 to 20 Apr 2023)
• Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (10 Aug 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Committee on Issue of Privilege (Police Searches on Parliamentary Estate) (13 Jul 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Leader of the Opposition (10 May 2004 to 6 Dec 2005)
• Leader of HM Official Opposition ( 6 Nov 2003 to 6 Dec 2005)
• Leader of the Conservative Party ( 6 Nov 2003 to 6 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer ( 9 Jan 2001 to 6 Nov 2003)
• Shadow Secretary of State (11 Jun 1997 to 15 Jun 1999)
• The Secretary of State for the Home Department (27 May 1993 to 1 May 1997)
• Secretary of State for Environment (11 Apr 1992 to 26 May 1993)
• Secretary of State for Employment ( 2 Jan 1990 to 10 Apr 1992)
• Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Housing) (25 Jul 1989 to 2 Jan 1990)
• Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Planning) (25 Jul 1988 to 23 Jul 1989)
• Minister of State (Department of Environment) (Local Government) (13 Jun 1987 to 24 Jul 1988)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry) ( 2 Sep 1985 to 13 Jun 1987)

Recent appearances

• Israel: Arms Sales - Question 5 Sep 2024

  My Lords—

• Israel: Arms Sales - Question 5 Sep 2024

  I am grateful to the noble Lord. The Foreign Secretary in his Statement said that the commitment to comply with international humanitarian law is not the only criterion in making export licensing decisions, and he justified the decision to exempt the F35 equipment on other criteria. So does it not clearly follow from that the Government could, had they wished, have decided against a ban on...

• King’s Speech - Debate (6th Day) 24 Jul 2024

  My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett, with whom I had many jousts in the past. We often found —speaking for myself at least—that we agreed with each other far more extensively than we cared to admit, and that goes for much of what he said this afternoon. I congratulate the Government on their election victory and the Minister on his appointment and...

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