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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1978

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill (Joint Committee) (25 Feb 2019 to 18 Jul 2019)
• Member, Artificial Intelligence Committee (29 Jun 2017 to 13 Mar 2018)
• Member, Information Committee (Lords) ( 8 Jun 2015 to 31 Aug 2016)
• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (25 Nov 2009 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Information Committee (Lords) (11 Dec 2008 to 15 May 2013)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee B - Internal Market, Energy and Transport ( 8 Dec 2003 to 30 Oct 2007)
• Member, Library and Computers Sub Committee ( 5 Jun 1997 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee A (28 Oct 1996 to 20 Nov 2003)

Recent appearances

• King’s Speech - Debate (7th Day) 25 Jul 2024

  My Lords, I join others in welcoming the noble Baroness, Lady Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent, as well as the noble Lord, Lord Coaker, to their new ministerial roles. This is an extraordinary year. Some 64 countries, representing almost half the population of the world, are going to the polls. This weekend, we will have the presidential elections in Venezuela. I was particularly pleased by the...

• Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and International Committee of the Red Cross (Status) Bill - Second Reading 17 May 2024

  My Lords, I shall be very brief. I put my name down to speak in this debate because I have had a long-standing interest in the work of the CPA and the commendable work of the Commonwealth and the Red Cross. I also put my name down because, as a Cross-Bencher who has sat next to my noble friend Lord Sandwich for more than 20 years, I wanted to commend him for his extraordinary work. The...

• Artificial Intelligence in Weapon Systems Committee Report - Motion to Take Note 19 Apr 2024

  My Lords, I join in congratulating my noble friend Lord Lisvane and his committee on this detailed report. Coming last to the crease, I will try to raise a few issues that have not been raised by others. We are certainly living in very uncertain and precarious times, with the emergence of this new form of fast-moving AI battlefield management systems. It is perhaps opportune that we are...

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