Profile

Former Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1998

Left the House of Lords on 20 January 2024

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Committee (Lords) (19 Jan 2022 to 20 Jan 2024)
• Member, Insurance Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (27 Nov 2014 to 24 Dec 2014)
• Member, EU Sub Committee F - Home Affairs, Health and Education (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, European Union Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords) (13 Dec 2008 to 14 Jan 2013)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee E - Justice and Institutions (13 Nov 2007 to 8 Apr 2010)
• Member, Conventions (Joint Committee) (22 May 2006 to 31 Oct 2006)
• Member, European Union Committee (29 Nov 2004 to 26 Apr 2008)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy ( 8 Dec 2003 to 30 Nov 2007)
• Member, House of Lords Offices Committee (26 Jun 2001 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, European Union Committee ( 3 Dec 1998 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A (24 Nov 1998 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Overseas Development) ( 3 Jan 1977 to 4 May 1979)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (17 Mar 1976 to 4 May 1979)

Recent appearances

• Children’s Health: Sugar - Question 12 Sep 2023

  My Lords, the Minister has spoken passionately about reducing the intake of sugar by younger people. Are His Majesty’s Government intending to admit obese children with type 2 diabetes to the two-year pilot study of the new drug Wegovy?

• Council of Europe: Reykjavik Summit - Question 18 Apr 2023

  My Lords, I think the whole House is grateful to the noble Lord for the very clear message that he gave as his personal commitment when he quoted the Prime Minister’s words from the other place concerning the European Convention on Human Rights. However, that message is not getting through to member states, other than this country perhaps, in the Council of Europe. Particularly as the...

• Children’s School Meals - Question 27 Mar 2023

  But is it not true that in the days of the coalition Government, the regulations on school meals were weakened, particularly in 2014? That weakening of the regulations allowed much more sugar to be added to some of the school meals.

More of Lord Tomlinson’s recent appearances