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Lord May of Oxford

Former Crossbench Peer

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11th May to 2nd June 2020

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2nd to 9th June 2020

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10th June 2020 onwards

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Recent appearances

  • Assisted Dying Bill [HL]: Committee (2nd Day) 16 Jan 2015

    My Lords—

  • EU: Research Budget — Question 2 Dec 2014

    My Lords, is the Minister aware that, as a preamble to the European Commission’s new deal, it got rid of its excellent chief scientific adviser? She had previously been—and did a very good job as—the chief scientific adviser for Scotland. The Commission did not replace her; it just got rid of her. This action seems to many of us to raise significant worries. In particular, can we really...

  • Economy: Productivity — Question 23 Jul 2014

    Building on the admission that one of the greatest drivers of productivity is research and development, does the Minister agree that we need to do something to promote a more risk-taking culture? In the United States, bankruptcy is almost a condition for going forward in Silicon Valley; in our case, it means that it is hard to get a credit card afterwards.

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Former Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 15 October 2001

Left the House of Lords on 2 May 2017

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Economic Affairs Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 12 Jun 2014)
  • Member, Economic Affairs Committee (16 May 2013 to 12 May 2016)
  • Member, HIV and AIDS Committee in the United Kingdom (20 Dec 2010 to 19 Jul 2011)
  • Member, HIV and AIDS Committee in the United Kingdom (20 Dec 2010 to 19 Jul 2011)
  • Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (14 Nov 2007 to 13 Sep 2011)
  • Member, Draft Climate Change Bill (Joint Committee) (23 Apr 2007 to 3 Aug 2007)
  • Member, Science and Technology Committee (Lords) (21 Nov 2006 to 8 Apr 2010)

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