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Former Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 23 May 2005

Left the House of Lords on 13 December 2022

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 3 Dec 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Soft Power Committee (16 May 2013 to 11 Mar 2014)
• Member, Committee on Regulators (23 Nov 2006 to 30 Oct 2007)

Recent appearances

• Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II - Tributes (Continued) 10 Sep 2022

  My Lords, I had the privilege and pleasure during my Army career to have audiences with Her Majesty the Queen. When I became Chief Inspector of Prisons, those audiences continued. What was very impressive was the Queen’s knowledge about our prisons. May she rest in peace. God save the King.

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (3rd Day) 12 May 2022

  My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Henig. I have three points to make. First, as other noble Lords have said, I deplore the number of times we were asked by the Commons response to our amendments to a number of Bills in the previous Session to break the rule of law. The noble Lord, Lord Wolfson, did the decent thing and resigned from the Government over the...

• Nationality and Borders Bill - Report (1st Day): Amendment 1 28 Feb 2022

  My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 1, to which I have added my name. I declare an interest as a vice-chairman of the Chagos Islands (British Indian Ocean Territory) All-Party Parliamentary Group. How do the Government have the neck to condemn others for far less, while at the same time standing condemned by both the International Criminal Court and the General Committee of the United...

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