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Former Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords in 1994

Left the House of Lords on 20 December 2017

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Hybrid Instruments Committee (Lords) (25 May 2005 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, Science and Technology: Sub-Committee I ( 6 Dec 1999 to 6 Jun 2005)
• Member, Science and Technology Committee ( 8 Dec 1998 to 7 Nov 2002)
• Member, Select Committee on Science and Technology Sub-Committee 2 (24 Nov 1998 to 6 Dec 2000)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Justice: Young Offender Institutions: Education 24 Oct 2016

  To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Mobarik on 21 September (HL1561), how many hours of education per week is currently provided in Young Offender Institutions.

• HMRC: Call Waiting Times - Question 29 Jun 2016

  My Lords, does the Minister recall the Answer that I was given to an identical Question a year ago, on 9 July 2015, when the noble Lord, Lord O’Neill of Gatley, told the House that several promising steps were going to be taken, including the deployment of £45 million and the recruitment of 3,000 further staff to help this situation at his department? Does today’s Answer really show...

• Queen’s Speech - Debate (2nd Day) 19 May 2016

  My Lords, like others before me, including the noble Lords, Lord Fowler, Lord Foster and Lord Clement-Jones, and the noble Baroness, Lady Bonham-Carter, I shall largely address issues to do with broadcasting. As I worked my way through the White Paper on the future of the BBC, noting its attractive and helpful format, my first reaction was pleasurable relief that months of alarmist...

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