Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 17 July 2024

Previously MP for Redditch until 12 April 2010 — General election (stood again)

Entered the House of Commons on 1 May 1997 — General election

Also represented Redditch

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009

Topics of interest

• Justice
• Communities and Local Government
• Energy and Climate Change
• Business
• Innovation and Skills
• Transport
• Magistrates: Age
• Local Strategic Partnerships: Members
• Renewable Energy
• Hang Gliding and Paragliding: EU Action
• Horizon

Currently held offices

• Lords Spokesperson (Equalities) (since 8 Oct 2024)
• Minister of State (Education) (since 5 Jul 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Home Secretary (28 Jun 2007 to 10 Jun 2009)
• The Secretary of State for the Home Department (28 Jun 2007 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Chief Whip ( 8 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Chief Whip ( 5 May 2006 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Minister of State (Schools and 14-19 Learners), Department for Education and Skills (17 Jun 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Minister of State (Schools), Department for Education and Skills (11 May 2005 to 17 Jun 2005)
• Minister of State (Education and Skills) (Schools and 14-19 Learners) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Minister of State (Industry and the Regions and Deputy Minister for Women), Department of Trade and Industry (13 Jun 2003 to 11 May 2005)
• Minister of State (Industry and the Regions) and Deputy Minister (Women) (13 Jun 2003 to 6 May 2005)
• Minister of State, Department of Health (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Minister of State (Department of Health) (11 Jun 2001 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education and Employment) (29 Jul 1999 to 10 Jun 2001)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Education and Employment (28 Jul 1999 to 11 Jun 2001)
• Member, Treasury Committee ( 9 Nov 1998 to 29 Nov 1999)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Education and Inspections Bill Committee (15 out of 21)
• Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Civil Partnership Bill Committee (5 out of 5)
• Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Adoption and Children Bill Committee (20 out of 23)
• Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill Committee (7 out of 7)

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Lords: Main Chamber 5 Feb 2025

  Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill - report stage – Baroness Smith of Malvern. Legislation

• Higher Education Regulatory Approach - Statement 21 Jan 2025

  The noble Baroness probably identified the issue in her statement. The engagement of the EHRC in the legal case legitimately made it much more difficult for us to meet during the course of that process. However, as she identified, I have ensured that we can meet as soon as possible afterwards to discuss some of the substantive issues she raised.

• Higher Education Regulatory Approach - Statement 21 Jan 2025

  I am looking forward to coming to the noble Baroness, but I will answer this question first. I thank my noble friend and strongly agree that there is an appropriate role for legislation, as we have identified, and an enormously important role for culture, serious thinking and engagement. That perhaps needs to be focused on as well, particularly by those in leadership positions in higher...

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