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Former Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1992

Left the House of Lords on 12 February 2021

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, European Union Committee (17 Oct 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub Committee B - Internal Market, Infrastructure and Employment (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B (12 Dec 2000 to 7 Nov 2002)

Recent appearances

• Hong Kong: Human Rights - Question for Short Debate 4 Jun 2020

  My Lords, it is not surprising that people in Hong Kong are alarmed about a law on national security being passed in Beijing and its possible effect on human rights. It should have been dealt with ages ago. The Hong Kong Government, under the Basic Law, should have brought in such a law themselves. They tried and failed because of massive public protests. It would still be better if a law...

• Hong Kong: Emergency Powers - Private Notice Question 7 Oct 2019

  My Lords, what has been happening in Hong Kong recently is deeply depressing and very worrying indeed. It is understandable that the Hong Kong Government should wish to deal with people disguising themselves, particularly if they are engaged in violence, but it is not really possible to see how that is going to be an effective move. It is more likely that it will be widely disregarded and...

• Hong Kong - Private Notice Question 3 Sep 2019

  My Lords, what has been happening recently in Hong Kong is very distressing. What started with large demonstrations against the extradition treaty—probably better called the fugitive offenders ordinance—by people who are well-intentioned, but many of whom probably misunderstood what was behind the proposal, has deteriorated into the sort of violence that is not the custom in Hong Kong; it...

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