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Former Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1983

Left the House of Lords on 27 August 2010 — Died

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Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Culture, Media & Sport (13 Jun 2003 to 11 May 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Media and Heritage) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Deputy Chief Whip (House of Lords), HM Household ( 7 May 1997 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Captain of the Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard (HM Household) (Deputy Chief Whip, House of Lords) ( 1 May 1997 to 13 Jun 2003)
• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords ( 1 Nov 1992 to 1 May 1997)

Recent appearances

• Financial Provision for Members — Statement 28 Jun 2010

  My Lords, my question is about the word "attendance", which sounds very simple. I spent the past week at the parliamentary assembly of the Council of Europe in Strasbourg, where they have changed the rules. You get your hotel paid, and a smaller amount than used to be the case for subsistence. I was in Macedonia earlier this month, where the subsistence amount was the munificent sum of...

• Queen's Speech — Debate (3rd Day) 27 May 2010

  My Lords, before the noble Lord, Lord Lipsey, sits down, I should apologise to him for muttering while he was speaking. However, he was referring to his golden age of 1951 and my muttering, which I should have aired aloud, was that in 1951 the party with fewer votes won the election.

• Employment Relations — Question 7 Apr 2010

  My Lords-

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