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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1984

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (since 1 Sep 2024)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (since 3 Oct 2019)

Other offices held in the past

• Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (12 May 2015 to 5 Jul 2024)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (11 May 2015 to 26 Jul 2019)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (17 May 2010 to 11 May 2015)
• - Shadow Minister, Health ( 8 Sep 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Shadow Minister, Health ( 9 Jul 2007 to 8 Sep 2009)
• Shadow Minister, Health (16 Dec 2005 to 6 Jul 2007)
• Spokesperson In the Lords (Also In the Health Team), Family (17 Mar 2005 to 20 May 2005)
• Spokespersons In the Lords, Health (22 Feb 2005 to 16 Dec 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Family ( 6 Jul 2004 to 17 Mar 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Health ( 6 Jul 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Public Services, Health & Education (10 May 2004 to 6 Jul 2004)
• Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee (11 Nov 1991 to 17 Mar 1992)

Recent appearances

• Tobacco and Vapes Bill - Second Reading 23 Apr 2025

  My Lords, the House will be grateful to the Minister for the characteristically clear way in which she has opened this debate. As she indicated, the Bill in large measure replicates a Bill introduced in the other place towards the end of the last Parliament. Speaking as someone who helped take through some important anti-smoking legislation during my time in the Department of Health, I begin...

• Mental Health Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day): Amendment 54 2 Apr 2025

  My Lords, having listened to the noble Baroness, Lady Keeley, and her clear and concise explanation of this amendment both today and in Committee, I can do no other than express my full support, yet again, for all she has said. This is indeed an important issue that case law has exposed as needing resolution, and the amendment seems to achieve that aim extremely well. I may have read the...

• Mental Health Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day): Amendment 50 2 Apr 2025

  My Lords, I will not speak at length, but I express my support for the case put forward by the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler, in her Amendment 50. Her concerns around the resourcing of the mental health workforce are well founded and there is no better source of evidence for those concerns than the CQC, which I thank for briefing me, very fully, on this subject at the beginning of last month....

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