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Former Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1987

Left the House of Lords on 3 November 2017

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (23 Oct 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub Committee B - Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment (17 May 2012 to 23 Oct 2012)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market, Energy and Transport (18 May 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market ( 9 Dec 2008 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, European Union Committee (13 Nov 2007 to 1 May 2012)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D - Environment and Agriculture (29 Nov 2004 to 26 Nov 2008)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D (15 Nov 1990 to 5 Nov 1993)

Recent appearances

• Agriculture, Fisheries and the Rural Environment - Motion to Take Note 2 Nov 2017

  My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Lindsay for raising this issue and putting forward this important Motion. It is equally important that we debate the issue a little more often than we have done in the past. It is good for us to know where our food comes from, who produces it and how and where it might come from if we do not produce it here. As I move towards retirement, after 30 years...

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (3rd Day) (Continued) 26 Jun 2017

  My Lords, it is always a pleasure to follow the right reverend Prelate. I agree with everything he said. It is good that we have such interest in rural affairs and the countryside in its entirety. It is for that reason that I think we have all enjoyed the contributions made so far, certainly from colleagues who have just joined the House. It is appropriate at this hour to concentrate for a...

• Agriculture: Basic Farm Payment — Question 10 Nov 2015

  My Lords, I declare my farming interest. I am sure some people here would accept that I have been raising the question of farm prices even longer than the noble Baroness, Lady Sharples, has been raising that of the horrible knotweed disease we have been talking about. Does the Minister agree that there is a major problem not just for farmers, but for the banks and various financial...

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