Profile

Former Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 15 June 2004

Left the House of Lords on 29 February 2024

Positions held at time of appointment: Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University. (from Number 10 press release)

• Wikipedia page

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Modern Slavery Act 2015 Committee (24 Jan 2024 to 30 Jan 2024)
• Member, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 29 Feb 2024)
• Member, Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 31 Oct 2022)
• Deputy Speaker (Lords) ( 5 Mar 2018 to 29 Feb 2024)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 6 Nov 2017 to 19 Jan 2022)
• Member, Licensing Act 2003 Committee (25 May 2016 to 4 Apr 2017)
• Deputy Chairman of Committees ( 8 Jul 2015 to 29 Feb 2024)
• Member, European Union Committee (27 Nov 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Refreshment Committee (Lords) (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (24 Nov 2009 to 16 May 2012)
• Member, Draft Bribery Bill (Joint Committee) (11 May 2009 to 16 Jul 2009)
• Member, Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee) (23 May 2006 to 25 Jul 2006)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F - Home Affairs (24 May 2005 to 12 Nov 2009)

Recent appearances

• Rwanda Treaty - Private Notice Question 8 Dec 2023

  My Lords, can I just ask about the deterrent aspect of this issue? By my calculations, more than 30,000 refugees are coming per year and so far we have heard today that something like 100 will be going back. Now, my maths is not wonderful, but that to me is less than 1%. Why does the Minister believe that will be a deterrent for anybody fleeing war or imprisonment? Following on from that,...

• King’s Speech - Debate (2nd Day) 8 Nov 2023

  My Lords, I add my sadness at the passing of Lord Judge, whose fierce intellectual clarity and moral integrity I so greatly admired. I also congratulate the three maiden speakers and draw attention to my interests, as set out in the register, especially those relating to private security. The Covid inquiry continues to reveal the machismo, in-fighting and incompetence of recent Governments....

• Higher Education Reform - Statement 20 Jul 2023

  My Lords, I think there are no further questions. House adjourned at 3.58 pm.

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