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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1995

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Currently held offices

• Member, Preterm Birth Committee (since 24 Jan 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Science and Technology Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I (Higher education in STEM subjects) (13 Sep 2011 to 17 Jul 2012)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (22 Jun 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Draft Human Tissue and Embryos Bill (Joint Committee) ( 9 May 2007 to 8 Aug 2007)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (13 Nov 2002 to 12 Nov 2009)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (24 Nov 1998 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I ( 6 Oct 1997 to 11 May 2001)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee (28 Oct 1996 to 8 Nov 2006)

Recent appearances

• Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL] - Second Reading 6 Sep 2024

  I thank my noble friend for that helpful point. Does that mean that there is a possibility that the chemistry might be labelled? If we could actually teach people a bit more about the chemistry, it would do no harm. Also, of course, we are dealing with products that are going to become scarcer and scarcer and which will be thrown away, or not recycled. There is a public lesson that is rather...

• Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL] - Second Reading 6 Sep 2024

  My Lords, in principle I completely support the Bill. We must, however, look at the detail more closely. For example, we have to recognise that there are large numbers of different chemistries used to make batteries—the lithium battery is only one such. I was interested to see how we label them so I went outside for a magnifying glass to look at my hearing aid batteries, to see what the...

• Lithium-ion Battery Safety Bill [HL] - Second Reading 6 Sep 2024

  I am grateful to the noble Lord. That would make a fantastic bonfire, would it not? You would not want to pour water on it. Some batteries do not have that kind of technology. Silver zinc is an aquatic substrate in the battery, so will not get very hot—at least it cannot burn at the sort of temperature of 700 degrees Celsius. Finally, some years ago I tried to introduce a Private Member’s...

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