Profile

Former Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1999

Left the House of Lords on 9 January 2013 — Died

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub-Committee F ( 8 Dec 1999 to 20 Nov 2003)
• Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) ( 6 Dec 1999 to 20 Nov 2003)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Police 24 Sep 2012

  To ask Her Majesty's Government how many police officers took early retirement in (1) 2010, and (2) 2011, in the police forces of (a) Birmingham, (b) Coventry, (c) Solihull, (d) Wolverhampton, (e) Walsall, (f) Sandwell, and (g) Dudley. To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average number of police officers working in (1) 2009, (2) 2010, and (3) 2011, for the police forces of (a)...

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Immigration 24 Sep 2012

  To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people have entered the United Kingdom in each of the last five years from (1) the European Union, (2) the Commonwealth, and (3) the rest of the world.

• Written Answers — House of Lords: Government Departments: Private Contractors 24 Sep 2012

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, in the light of the recent difficulties with G4S's contract to provide security for the Olympics, what assessment they have made of the guidance provided to government departments on entering into contracts with private sector organisations.

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