Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 8 June 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Co-Founder, PowderJect Pharmaceuticals plc. (from Number 10 press release)

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Currently held offices

• Member, Science and Technology Committee (since 31 Jan 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (13 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (10 Jun 2009 to 13 Oct 2009)
• Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (also in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Science and Innovation) (also in the Ministry of Defence) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills ( 6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Science and Innovation) ( 3 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (Business and Regulatory Reform) (29 Jun 2007 to 7 Nov 2007)
• Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support) (also Department of Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) (29 Jun 2007 to 7 Nov 2007)
• Minister of State, Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (28 Jun 2007 to 18 Jan 2008)
• Minister of State, Ministry of Defence ( 7 Mar 2007 to 8 Nov 2007)
• Minister of State (Ministry of Defence) (Defence Equipment and Support) ( 7 Mar 2007 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Defence Procurement), Ministry of Defence ( 6 Jun 2006 to 7 Mar 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Defence Procurement), Ministry of Defence (17 Jun 2005 to 8 May 2006)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Ministry of Defence (18 May 2005 to 17 Jun 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) (Procurement) (10 May 2005 to 6 Mar 2007)
• Member, Information Committee (Lords) ( 7 Dec 2004 to 7 May 2005)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I ( 1 Dec 2004 to 7 May 2005)

Recent appearances

• Science and Technology: Economy - Motion to Take Note 31 Oct 2024

  My Lords, I join noble Lords in thanking my noble friend Lord Stansgate for opening this debate in such style. I take this opportunity to pay tribute to the long-standing commitment and passion he has shown to science and the scientific community. It is a particular pleasure to follow a former colleague, the noble Lord, Lord Tarassenko, given his deep expertise in engineering and innovation...

• King’s Speech (4th Day) - Debate (4th Day) 22 Jul 2024

  Message received, Chief Whip. My Lords, I add my congratulations to my noble friend Lord Vallance on his excellent maiden speech and his appointment as Science Minister. I look forward to him bringing his wealth of experience to the role and to our debates in this House. In my brief comments today, I wish to focus on wealth creation, and I draw the attention of the House to my business...

• Community Sports: Impact on Young People - Motion to Take Note 16 May 2024

  My Lords, I add my congratulations to my two noble friends on their excellent maiden speeches and thank my noble friend Lord Wood for securing this debate and giving me the opportunity to speak about the sport that I have been passionate about throughout my life, both as a competitor and a spectator. I am speaking about motorsport. In doing so, I declare my interest as a racer, an...

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