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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 7 September 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Senior Deputy General Secretary, Communication Workers' Union. (from Number 10 press release)

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 30 Jan 2025)
• Member, EU Environment Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
• Member, EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee (27 Jun 2017 to 23 Apr 2020)
• Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill Select Committee (Lords) ( 5 May 2016 to 12 Dec 2016)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Business, Innovation and Skills) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 18 Sep 2015)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (13 Oct 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (10 Jun 2009 to 13 Oct 2009)
• Government Whip (10 Jun 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Postal Affairs and Employment Relations) (also Lord in Waiting) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Skills & Apprenticeships), Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Lords in Waiting (Skills & Apprenticeships), HM Household ( 9 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills ( 6 Oct 2008 to 9 Oct 2008)
• Government Whip ( 6 Oct 2008 to 9 Oct 2008)
• Government Whip ( 5 Oct 2008 to 6 May 2010)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Skills & Apprenticeships) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Member, Crossrail Bill Committee (17 Jan 2008 to 26 Nov 2008)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs ( 8 Oct 2007 to 16 Oct 2008)

Recent appearances

• Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 - Motion to Approve: Amendment to the Motion 6 May 2025

  My Lords, I will make just a brief contribution. It is nice to be able to enter a debate where we are not confusing genetically modified organisms with gene editing; that has been the problem in the past. I think the Government have got it right. We have been around the labelling track and seen how practically impossible that is. They have got it right because there is a balance to be struck,...

• Steel Industry - Motion to Take Note 12 Apr 2025

  My Lords, at this point in this vital debate almost everything that can be said has been said, so I will certainly not repeat everything. I will just observe that there used to be steel-making in London, of course. Not so long ago, the last historic bell-making foundry closed, and you can still see the names of steel-producing companies as you look at bridges and various other means of...

• UK-US Trade and Tariffs - Statement 3 Apr 2025

  I congratulate the Minister on her appointment. She brings a great deal of business experience to the House. The UK is still a great place to invest in. We have one of the greatest creative economies in the world; we should be pushing that and making it clear. It is not a case for gloom.

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