Lord Skidelsky

Crossbench Peer

Profile

Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1991

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Economic Affairs Committee ( 1 Jul 2019 to 31 Jan 2023)
  • Member, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 15 May 2018)
  • Member, Economic Affairs Committee ( 9 Oct 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)
  • Member, Draft Financial Services Bill (Joint Committee) (20 Jul 2011 to 13 Dec 2011)
  • Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
  • Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)
  • Member, Economic Affairs Committee (22 Nov 2006 to 6 May 2008)
  • Member, EU Sub-Committee E (12 Nov 1991 to 3 Nov 1994)

Recent appearances

  • International Banking: Payments - Question 28 Nov 2024

    My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Collins, stated in this House on 15 October: “Sanctions … are a crucial tool to weaken Russia’s ability to attack Ukraine”.—[Official Report, 15/10/24; col. GC 21.] After nearly three years of sanctions, do the Government still consider them to be an effective tool, especially in the light of the evasions which have been mentioned earlier in the...
  • Autumn Budget 2024 - Motion to Take Note 11 Nov 2024

    My Lords, there are many things to welcome in this Budget, particularly on the spending side. I am less keen on some of the tax proposals, which seem to be mean-minded and counterproductive, such as the tax on knowledge. The spending commitments are important because they reverse the disastrous policy of austerity, which has brought our public services and infrastructure close to collapse....
  • Ukraine - Motion to Take Note 25 Oct 2024

    My Lords, I am usually put last on the speakers’ list in any debate on this topic, but I treat that as a badge of honour. I welcome the opportunity we have been given to take note. I have been taking note of the Government’s position on Ukraine for over two years now. It is unchanging: the promise, endlessly repeated, to support Ukraine “up to the hilt”—to do “whatever it...

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