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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 21 July 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Superintendent Minister, Wesley's Chapel, London. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Constitution Committee (since 30 Jan 2025)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (since 31 Oct 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (14 Sep 2017 to 14 May 2020)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Wales) (14 Sep 2017 to 14 May 2020)
• Opposition Whip (Lords) (21 Jun 2017 to 14 May 2020)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 9 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) (27 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Recent appearances

• Chancel Repair (Church Commissioners’ Liability) Measure - Motion to Direct 31 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I do not know whether it is appropriate for me to contribute, but I feel I must. I was also part of the committee coming to the conclusion that the noble and learned Baroness has just mentioned. My degree in theology at Cambridge clearly did not fit me for understanding the complexities of land tenure in parish churches, but I just wished—I know that this is a silly thing to...

• European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary - Motion to Take Note 20 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I am a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, and I am glad to begin my remarks by stating that bald fact. I say to the noble Lord, Lord Alton, and the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hale, that, if there were tick boxes for their speeches, I would put a tick in and sit down because I do not want to say any more than that. There was a debate recently in...

• European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary - Motion to Take Note 20 Mar 2025

  But the rule of law is what we have set ourselves as our first project. Last week, I had breakfast at the Supreme Court. Never have I been surrounded by so many stars in the galaxy as I was then. I made the point that the United Nations charter, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European convention all have as Article 6 access to a fair trial. I started my remarks on that...

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