Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 13 October 2008

Previously MP for Hartlepool until 8 September 2004 — Resigned

Entered the House of Commons on 9 April 1992 — General election

Also represented Hartlepool

• Wikipedia page

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Other offices held in the past

• President of the Council, Privy Council Office (23 Mar 2010 to 11 May 2010)
• Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (13 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Lord President of the Council, Privy Council Office (18 Jun 2009 to 23 Mar 2010)
• Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (10 Jun 2009 to 13 Oct 2009)
• President of the Council, Privy Council Office (10 Jun 2009 to 18 Jun 2009)
• The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills ( 6 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Lord President of the Council (Privy Council Office) ( 6 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (13 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Secretary of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform ( 6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• European Commissioner (22 Nov 2004 to 3 Oct 2008)
• Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office (11 Oct 1999 to 24 Jan 2001)
• The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (11 Oct 1999 to 24 Jan 2001)
• Secretary of State, Department of Trade and Industry (27 Jul 1998 to 23 Dec 1998)
• Secretary of State for Trade (27 Jul 1998 to 22 Dec 1998)
• Minister without Portfolio ( 5 May 1997 to 27 Jul 1998)
• Minister without Portfolio ( 5 May 1997 to 26 Jul 1998)

Recent appearances

• Civil Service: Politicisation - Motion to Take Note 28 Nov 2024

  My Lords, I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Butler, on introducing what is a very important topic for debate. I hold him in the highest esteem. Indeed, when I first became a Minister in the Cabinet Office in 1997, I felt as if I ended up, in effect, working for him, rather than the other way round. When my grandfather left government in the 1950s and went to Nuffield College—a great...

• King’s Speech - Debate (4th Day) 13 Nov 2023

  My Lords, I will focus on economic growth and the need for investment to achieve this. Weekend reports suggest that the Government intend to cut business taxes in the Autumn Statement by extending the tax deduction for companies’ investment in IT equipment, plants and machinery. I can see the case for this and for restoring tax relief on companies’ research and development, rather than...

• Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past - Statement 20 Jul 2021

  My Lords, it must be right in principle that every family bereaved in the conflict should have access to an effective investigation and meaningful process of justice, regardless of the perpetrator. This, rightly, has guided every Government since the Good Friday agreement. However, in practice, we must be honest with ourselves that effective, conclusive investigations in the numbers demanded...

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