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Profile

Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 15 June 2004

Positions held at time of appointment: Chief Executive, Students Partnership Worldwide. (from Number 10 press release)

Party was Liberal Democrat until 24 Jul 2019; Non-affiliated until 2 Sep 2020

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee ( 1 Jul 2019 to 29 Oct 2019)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) ( 3 Dec 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Chair, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Chair, EU Financial Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, European Union Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 15 Jul 2019)
• Member, National Security Strategy (Joint Committee) (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Constitution Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Intergovernmental Organisations Committee (15 Nov 2007 to 7 Jul 2008)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Home Affairs (25 Oct 2007 to 8 Jan 2009)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Children, Schools and Families (27 Jul 2007 to 25 Oct 2007)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Communities & Local Government), Department for Communities and Local Government ( 2 Aug 2006 to 10 Jan 2007)
• Member, Draft Legal Services Bill (Joint Committee) (23 May 2006 to 25 Jul 2006)
• Spokesperson in the Lords (Communities & Local Government), Office of the Deputy Prime Minister ( 1 Jun 2005 to 2 Aug 2006)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee C - Foreign Affairs, Defence and Development Policy (24 May 2005 to 8 Nov 2006)
• Spokesperson in the Lords, Home Affairs (22 Feb 2005 to 1 Jun 2005)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (30 Nov 2004 to 6 May 2010)

Recent appearances

• King’s Speech - Debate (5th Day) (Continued) 23 Jul 2024

  My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission and as a member of the Enforcement Decision Making Committee of the Bank of England. I will stick to my self-imposed convention of not commenting on affairs to do with either of those institutions. I congratulate the noble and learned Lord, Lord Hermer, the Attorney-General, on his thought-provoking maiden...

• Relationships, Sex and Health Education: Statutory Guidance - Statement 16 May 2024

  My Lords, I chair the Equality and Human Rights Commission. I will turn to that, but first I would like to ask a question in my personal capacity. It is to do with the guidance and the comment that refers to contractual obligations of companies which provide training material. I think the Minister told us that those clauses will not be enforceable. Recognising that commercial interests are...

• Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill - Committee (3rd Day) (Continued): Amendment 21 7 May 2024

  My Lords, I have not spoken previously on the Bill and apologise to the Committee that I could not be here at Second Reading, but I have listened to the debates through the last several weeks. I will make just three points. First, to pick up directly the point about foreign policy from the noble Baroness, Lady Blackstone, United Kingdom universities are privileged among European countries to...

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