Committees

In the UK Parliament, committees are groups of MPs or Peers who examine specific issues in more detail than can be done in debates.

Some committees focus on checking the government’s decisions and spending, while others investigate specific topics and proposed legislation.

Committee memberships held in the past

• Chair, Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL] Committee (28 Oct 2013 to 16 Dec 2013)
• Chair, Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [HL] Committee (28 Oct 2013 to 16 Dec 2013)
• Chair, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Jun 2012 to 24 Jul 2012)
• Chair, Trusts (Capital and Income) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (19 Jun 2012 to 24 Jul 2012)
• Chair, Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [HL] Committee ( 5 Sep 2011 to 1 Dec 2011)
• Chair, Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [HL] Committee ( 5 Sep 2011 to 1 Dec 2011)
• Member, Constitutional Reform Bill Committee (22 Mar 2004 to 24 Jun 2004)
• Member, Committee on the Speakership of the House ( 9 Jul 2003 to 19 Dec 2005)
• Member, House Committee (Lords) (19 Nov 2002 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Chair, Ecclesiastical Committee (24 Jan 2002 to 27 Mar 2015)
• Chair, Ecclesiastical Committee (24 Jan 2002 to 27 Mar 2015)
• Member, House of Lords Offices Committee (26 Jun 2001 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee) (18 Apr 1994 to 8 Apr 1997)