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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 22 May 2000

Positions held at time of appointment: Director, Education Extra (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (since 5 Sep 2024)
• Member, Built Environment Committee (since 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Constitution Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Adult Social Care Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 21 Nov 2022)
• Chair, Adult Social Care Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 21 Nov 2022)
• Chair, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (17 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2023)
• Chair, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (17 Sep 2020 to 31 Dec 2023)
• Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (15 May 2018 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Deputy Speaker (Lords) ( 5 Mar 2018 to 29 Apr 2021)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (19 Jul 2017 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) ( 9 Jul 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, National Policy for the Built Environment Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 11 Feb 2016)
• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee) (17 Jul 2013 to 11 Dec 2013)
• Member, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee (16 May 2013 to 25 Feb 2014)
• Deputy Chairman of Committees (29 Feb 2012 to 29 Apr 2021)
• Member, Draft House of Lords Reform Bill (Joint Committee) ( 6 Jul 2011 to 26 Mar 2012)
• Member, Leader's Group on Working Practices Committee (27 Jul 2010 to 26 Apr 2011)
• Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee ( 9 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government ( 8 May 2006 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Communities and Local Government) ( 5 May 2006 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (11 May 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (10 May 2005 to 5 May 2006)
• Government Whip (29 May 2002 to 11 May 2005)
• Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) ( 1 Jan 2002 to 10 May 2005)
• Member, Finance and Staff Sub Committee (26 Jun 2001 to 7 Nov 2002)

Recent appearances

• PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s Allowance - Commons Urgent Question 31 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for what she has said. I would expect nothing less from our Government than support for unpaid and paid carers. Exactly what arrangements are being made for consultation with unpaid carers? They are an inchoate and ununionised bunch, although there are many admirable charities. In a related question, what are the latest figures for the assessment of...

• House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - Committee (2nd Day): Amendment 11A (to Amendment 11) 10 Mar 2025

  My Lords, in the interests of institutional memory, I will add a footnote to that. I was very surprised to see the amendment in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Blencathra, as I know his passion for democracy in this House and the way he has pursued it in the Delegated Powers Committee. His explanation was more than welcome. It occurs to me that in the historical palimpsest that the noble...

• Listed Historic Buildings - Question 14 Jan 2025

  My Lords, does the Minister agree—I am sure she does—that the historic environment is an enormous social and economic asset to this country? Sometimes we overlook it because we are so familiar with it, but it is particularly important in social regeneration, no matter the community, which is why it was part of the previous Government’s levelling- up programme. How will our Government...

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