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Entered the House of Lords in 1975

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Currently held offices

• Opposition Deputy Chief Whip (Lords) (since 1 Sep 2024)
• Member, Finance Committee (Lords) (since 1 Sep 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords) (17 Jul 2016 to 5 Jul 2024)
• Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (14 May 2015 to 17 Jul 2016)
• Member, Digital Skills Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 4 Feb 2015)
• Member, Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL] Committee (28 Oct 2013 to 16 Dec 2013)
• Member, EU Sub Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (17 May 2012 to 4 Feb 2013)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (17 Oct 2011 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) ( 6 Dec 1999 to 11 May 2001)

Recent appearances

• HIV/AIDS: US Withdrawal from WHO - Question 20 Mar 2025

  My Lords, taking into account the withdrawal of the United States from the WHO, can the Minister inform the House how we are working with other international partners to fill that void?

• Overseas Companies: UK-registered Subsidiaries - Question 17 Mar 2025

  My Lords, following my noble friend’s Question, does the Minister’s department have a list of countries in which UK companies are not allowed to bid for public procurement projects? What conversations are the Government having with these countries’ Governments?

• Armed Forces Commissioner Bill - Second Reading 5 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I begin by congratulating the noble Baroness, Lady Carberry of Muswell Hill, on her excellent maiden speech, particularly her relevance to the subject and her background as coming from an Army family. I also reiterate the statement from my noble friend Lady Goldie that we on these Benches will approach the Bill as critical friends. We have heard many excellent speeches from around...

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