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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1999

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Currently held offices

• Member, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Freedom of Information Advisory Panel (Lords) (since 13 Nov 2007)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Children and Families Act 2014 Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 21 Nov 2022)
• Member, EU Services Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee ( 2 Jul 2019 to 23 Apr 2020)
• Member, Draft Parliamentary Buildings (Restoration and Renewal) Bill Committee (29 Nov 2018 to 31 Mar 2019)
• Chair, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Chair, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, European Union Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Chair, EU Sub Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education (17 May 2012 to 12 Jun 2014)
• Member, Sub-Committee on Lords' Conduct (19 Jan 2009 to 12 Nov 2009)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (15 Dec 2008 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Committee for Privileges and Conduct (Lords) (10 Dec 2008 to 12 Nov 2009)
• Member, Committee on Regulators (23 Nov 2006 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) ( 3 Jul 2001 to 18 Nov 2004)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Education: English Language: Adult Education 15 Apr 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government when the Education and Skills Funding Agency or the Department for Education last made an advanced learner loan facility agreement with a private sector ‘teaching English as a foreign language’ provider.

• Written Answers — Department for Education: English Language: Adult Education 15 Apr 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to update the Department for Education's guidance regarding the provision of advanced learner loan facility agreements to fully-accredited private sector ‘teaching English as a foreign language’ providers.

• Integration and Community Cohesion - Motion to Take Note 13 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for securing this important debate and for her thoughtful introduction. I also congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Raval, on his very insightful maiden speech and I look forward to listening to the noble Lord, Lord Rook, later on. Diverse communities are enriching, and an engine for innovation and progress, but diversity is a double-edged sword....

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