Profile

Former Conservative Peer, Former Conservative MSP for Lothians

Entered the House of Lords in 1997

Left the House of Lords on 27 July 2023

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 6 May 1999 — Election

Left the Scottish Parliament on 2 April 2007 — Election

Also represented Lothians

• Page on the Scottish Parliament website
• Wikipedia page

Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Union Committee (25 May 2016 to 12 Jun 2018)
• Member, EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, Draft Deregulation Bill (Joint Committee) (17 Jul 2013 to 11 Dec 2013)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (16 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (13 Nov 2007 to 15 May 2012)
• Minister of State (Scotland Office) ( 1 Jan 1995 to 1 Jan 1997)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Scottish Office) (13 Jun 1987 to 6 Jul 1995)
• Member, Scottish Affairs Committee (13 Nov 1981 to 9 Jun 1983)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury ( 7 May 1979 to 1 Oct 1981)

Recent appearances

• Prison: Support for Dependent Children - Question 18 Jul 2023

  Will the Minister accept that in some places in the United Kingdom where there have been a lot of problems, drugs are an element that needs to be dealt with thoroughly?

• Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Russia: Crimes against Humanity 4 Jul 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of reports that Russian soldiers are castrating Ukrainian prisoners in prisoner of war camps, what assessment they have made of whether Russian soldiers are repeatedly committing crimes against humanity.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Cystic Fibrosis 4 Jul 2023

  To ask His Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to support for people living with long-term conditions such as cystic fibrosis, following the publication of the report Your life and CF by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust on 6 June, which found that one in five people affected by that condition missed a hospital appointment in the past 12 months due to cost.

More of Lord Selkirk of Douglas’s recent appearances