The Earl of Erroll

Crossbench Peer

Profile

Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1978

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Information Committee (Lords) (14 Nov 2007 to 1 May 2012)
  • Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (21 Nov 2006 to 30 Oct 2007)
  • Member, Information Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2002 to 7 May 2005)
  • Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee (17 Dec 1998 to 11 May 2001)

Recent appearances

  • Great British Energy Bill - Report: Amendment 2 11 Feb 2025

    My Lords, people are talking a lot about carbon dioxide, and I hugely support carbon capture and utilisation. We have large plants manufacturing carbon dioxide deliberately. For instance, it is used for manufacturing fertiliser and in fire extinguishers—noble Lords may well have some in their house, and there are certainly some around Parliament. The food industry uses a whole lot of it,...
  • Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Third Reading: Amendment 3 (to Amendment 2) 5 Feb 2025

    My Lords, I have a couple of quick things to say. First, there is no reason not to put this into the Bill here; it can be amended in the Commons quite happily. Secondly, without solicitation in the Bill, there is a massive loophole. One can work out exactly how to get round the whole thing by just inserting someone soliciting in the middle. The other thing is that this can happen to men and...
  • Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day) (Continued): Amendment 67 28 Jan 2025

    My Lords, I spoke on this before, and I will repeat what I said previously. The only way out of this one is to have two fields against someone: one that we will call “sex” and another that we will call “gender”. I will use the terminology of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, for this. “Sex” is what you are biologically and were born, and that you cannot change. There are instances where...

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