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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1992

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, COVID-19 Committee (11 Jun 2020 to 28 Apr 2022)
• Member, Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee (13 Jun 2019 to 9 Sep 2019)
• Member, Political Polling and Digital Media Committee (29 Jun 2017 to 20 Mar 2018)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (25 May 2016 to 9 May 2019)
• Member, Communications and Digital Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 12 May 2016)
• Member, Extradition Law Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 25 Feb 2015)
• Chair, Constitution Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 14 May 2014)
• Chair, Constitution Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Constitution Committee (25 Nov 2009 to 22 Jun 2010)
• Member, Committee on the Assisted Dying for the terminally ill Bill (30 Nov 2004 to 7 Apr 2005)
• Member, Finance and Staff Sub Committee (17 Dec 1998 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (15 Dec 1998 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (26 Nov 1998 to 11 Feb 2001)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) ( 6 Oct 1998 to 11 May 2001)
• President of the Council, Privy Council Office (27 Jul 1998 to 8 Jun 2001)
• Leader of the House of Lords and Lord Privy Seal (27 Jul 1998 to 6 Jun 2001)
• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee ( 9 Jun 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, House of Lords Offices Committee ( 5 Jun 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Minister of State, Department of Health ( 5 May 1997 to 27 Jul 1998)
• Deputy Leader of the House of Lords ( 2 May 1997 to 26 Jul 1998)
• Member, Medical Ethics Select Committee (22 Nov 1993 to 31 Jan 1994)

Recent appearances

• King’s Speech - Debate (5th Day) 23 Jul 2024

  My Lords, I join all other noble Lords who have spoken in warmly congratulating my noble and learned friend Lord Hermer and my noble friend Lord Khan on their government appointments. My experience in your Lordships’ House, both in government and as previous chair of the Constitution Committee, is that your Lordships will always give very detailed scrutiny to any business described as...

• King’s Speech - Debate (3rd Day) 9 Nov 2023

  My Lords, I follow other noble Lords, in welcoming and supporting the measures to reduce smoking, but like the right reverend Prelate, I am most concerned this afternoon about the lack of any broad-based public health programmes in the gracious Speech. Public health, after all, is central to successful healthcare in this country and, indeed, to the overall health of the nation, yet it has...

• BBC: Government Support - Motion to Take Note 2 Dec 2021

  My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend for introducing his timely debate in such a comprehensive and authoritative way. Although I do not agree with many of the arguments of the noble Lord, Lord Hannan, I follow him in saying that no one has done more than my noble friend Lord Bragg successfully to demonstrate the quality of public service broadcasting in this country, through his own...

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