Lord Chamberlain (HM Household)
Conservative Peer
Conservative Peer
Entered the House of Lords on 26 January 2021
Previously MP for Newbury until 6 November 2019 — Dissolved for election
Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election
Party was Conservative until 3 Sep 2019; Independent until 6 Nov 2019
Also represented Newbury
Lord Benyon campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC
My Lords, it is a privilege to have been taken off the subs’ bench to conclude this debate for the Opposition. I will start where many others have, by welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson, and the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, to their places on the Government Bench. They have both proved themselves in this House and in the other place, and it is in all our interests that they succeed in...
The FCDO recognises the importance of organisations like Human Rights Watch and the work that they do. Our High Commissioner in Rwanda has spoken with the individual concerned and, along with other international partners, discussed the incident with the Rwandan government. The Monitoring Committee, agreed as part of the UK-Rwanda Treaty, will have the power to set its own priority areas for...
The UK Government is aware that the Court of Appeal in Kano has reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, from 24 years to five. The UK Government continues to raise Mr Bala's case with the Nigerian authorities. In August 2023, the British High Commissioner handed over a letter from Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, on Mubarak Bala's case, to the...
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