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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 27 June 2001

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Currently held offices

• Member, International Agreements Committee (since 31 Jan 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Affairs Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, International Relations and Defence Committee (25 May 2016 to 28 Jan 2021)
• Member, Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 22 Mar 2016)
• Member, The Arctic Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 11 Feb 2015)
• Chair, EU Sub Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education (17 May 2012 to 14 May 2014)
• Chair, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, European Union Committee (24 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs ( 9 Dec 2008 to 22 Jun 2010)
• Member, Intergovernmental Organisations Committee (15 Nov 2007 to 7 Jul 2008)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (29 Nov 2004 to 26 Nov 2008)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A - Economic and Financial Affairs, and International Trade (26 Nov 2003 to 18 Nov 2004)
• Member, European Union Committee (19 Nov 2002 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A (26 Jun 2001 to 20 Nov 2003)

Recent appearances

• European Convention on Human Rights: 75th Anniversary - Motion to Take Note 20 Mar 2025

  My Lords, the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights would have merited a celebration, even if the noble Lord, Lord Alton, that tireless champion of human rights worldwide, had not given us an occasion to do so in this Chamber today. For that, he deserves the utmost thanks. Three things about the convention must surely not be forgotten. First, while it was the work of the...

• G7 - Statement 20 Mar 2025

  My Lords, can the Minister tell the House whether the United States Secretary of State raised either the G7 becoming the G8, by the addition of Russia, or the G6, by the subtraction of Canada? If her answer to that question is “No” or “I don’t know”, can we stop being distracted from the mass of important matters that the G7 must address in the months ahead?

• Schools: Special Educational Needs - Question 20 Mar 2025

  My Lords, is the Minister aware that the adoption and special guardianship support fund may run out of funds entirely by the end of this month? What action are the Government thinking of taking to avoid that extremely damaging situation?

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