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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1991

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Sexual Violence in Conflict Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 22 Mar 2016)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 6 Dec 2010 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 1 Feb 2010 to 6 May 2010)

Recent appearances

• “Get Britain Working” White Paper - Statement 27 Nov 2024

  My Lords, not that many years ago, I had the pleasure of being chairman of the National Maritime Museum and got to know that area very well—it had a lot of unemployment. One day I was introduced to somebody who came along to the museum who was fourth generation on the dole. He said that it was not worth his while, considering the size of his house, to consider a job unless it paid somewhere...

• Rail Performance - Statement 13 Nov 2024

  My Lords, I brought this up a few weeks ago. Apart from passengers—and the noble Lord knows more than anybody else on this subject—the main thing about the railway system is trade. I talked then about when I wanted to buy a trade line. At the time, P&O—or the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, if noble Lords really want its full name—controlled well over 25% of all...

• Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill - Committee (1st Day): Amendment A1 21 Oct 2024

  My Lords, trade moves by trains. Why do I bring that up? Some of your Lordships may remember that when Freightliner was put up for sale, P&O—the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, to give its full name—bid for it, and we were told by the competition authorities that, at that time, we already controlled 25% of transport movements for the whole of the UK and therefore we...

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