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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1998

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Currently held offices

• Member, UK Engagement with Space Committee (since 30 Jan 2025)
• Member, Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (since 18 Nov 2024)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Science, Innovation and Technology) (since 20 Feb 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Industry and Regulators Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 30 Jan 2025)
• Member, AI in Weapon Systems Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 23 Nov 2023)
• Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (12 Dec 2022 to 20 Feb 2023)
• Member, Draft Online Safety Bill (Joint Committee) (22 Jul 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Member, Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee (15 Oct 2020 to 24 Nov 2021)
• Member, Services Committee ( 2 Jul 2020 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Chair, Artificial Intelligence Committee (29 Jun 2017 to 13 Mar 2018)
• Chair, Artificial Intelligence Committee (29 Jun 2017 to 13 Mar 2018)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Digital) ( 9 Jun 2017 to 19 Feb 2023)
• Member, Licensing Act 2003 Committee (25 May 2016 to 14 Jun 2016)
• Member, National Policy for the Built Environment Committee (18 Jun 2015 to 11 Feb 2016)
• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport ( 8 Jan 2009 to 11 May 2010)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Culture, Media & Sport (19 Dec 2006 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Shadow Minister (17 Aug 2006 to 19 Dec 2006)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Culture, Media & Sport (22 Feb 2005 to 17 Aug 2006)
• Shadow Minister, Health (13 Sep 2004 to 22 Feb 2005)
• Shadow Minister, Spokesperson On Older People (26 Jan 2004 to 13 Sep 2004)

Recent appearances

• Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons: Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C) 19 May 2025

  My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. I express the extremely strong support of all on these Benches for Motion C1, proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I agree with every speech that we have heard so far in today’s debate—I did not hear a single dissenting voice to the noble Baroness’s Motion. Once again, I pay tribute to...

• Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons: Motion C1 (as an amendment to Motion C) 19 May 2025

  My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society. I express the extremely strong support of all on these Benches for Motion C1, proposed by the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron. I agree with every speech that we have heard so far in today’s debate—I did not hear a single dissenting voice to the noble Baroness’s Motion. Once again, I pay tribute to...

• Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Commons Reasons: Motion A 19 May 2025

  My Lords, I too thank the Minister for her introduction to the three Motions in this group. On these Benches, we welcome the Supreme Court’s judgment on the meaning of “sex” in the Equality Act 2010. However, as Ministers have stressed—and we agree—it is paramount that we work through the implications of this judgment carefully and sensitively. As we have previously discussed, the...

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