Profile

Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 21 July 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Reform and Member, Advisory Board for Britain and Europe. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, UK Engagement with Space Committee (since 30 Jan 2025)
• Member, Lord Speaker's Advisory Panel on Works of Art (since 5 Feb 2021)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport) (since 7 Sep 2015)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communications and Digital Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 1 Jul 2019)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Media and the Creative Industries) ( 1 Jun 2015 to 7 Sep 2015)
• Member, EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (18 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport ( 8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (23 Apr 2007 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Culture, Media & Sport (19 Dec 2006 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Shadow Minister (17 Aug 2006 to 19 Dec 2006)
• Member, BBC Charter Review Committee (24 May 2005 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Culture, Media & Sport (22 Feb 2005 to 17 Aug 2006)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs (29 Nov 2004 to 30 Nov 2007)

Recent appearances

• Journalists and Media Workers: Safety and Security - Question for Short Debate 24 Apr 2025

  My Lords, we need assurance that this Government understand the vital role that journalists play in bearing witness, and the crisis that is enveloping journalism across the world. Journalists are increasingly being harassed, imprisoned and killed with impunity. As the noble Baroness, Lady Mobarik, mentioned, in Gaza and the West Bank alone over 175 journalists have been killed since the start...

• Written Answers — Department for Education: Dance and Drama: Scholarships 19 Mar 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government when the Department of Education’s tendering process will take place for the Dance and Drama Awards scheme for academic year 2026–27 onwards, and whether they anticipate any delays to their usual timeframe.

• Gaza: BBC Coverage - Commons Urgent Question 4 Mar 2025

  My Lords, like my noble friend Lord Fowler, I was a journalist, but I worked for an independent production company and made documentaries for the BBC. One was about Osama bin Laden, and I was almost driven to a nervous breakdown by the scrutiny the BBC put the programme under, so I am surprised and saddened by what has occurred. The reputation of the BBC is central. However, picking up on...

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