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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 10 July 2006

Party was Crossbench until 18 Feb 2008; Labour until 20 Mar 2018

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Mental Capacity Act 2005 Committee (16 May 2013 to 25 Feb 2014)
• Shadow Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government) ( 8 Oct 2010 to 5 Sep 2011)
• Government Whip ( 6 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)
• Government Whip ( 5 Oct 2008 to 10 Jun 2009)

Recent appearances

• Drug-related Deaths in England and Wales - Question 26 Nov 2024

  My Lords, I echo what the Minister has just said. The last Labour Administration set up the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse and ring-fenced £800 million to provide treatment when drug users needed it. It reduced drug-related crime, drug use plateaued, and drug-related deaths were at an all-time low. Sadly, this funding was pulled suddenly, which resulted in the highest level...

• Voter Registration and Participation - Question 14 Nov 2024

  My Lords, I congratulate the Minister on all his efforts to ensure participation from local communities in Burnley. However, what are the Government doing in rural areas, where people have to travel long distances and transport and polling infrastructure are poor. How do we get young people there to vote?

• Whistleblowers - Question 28 Oct 2024

  My Lords, if we go down the road of an office of the whistleblower, which is an excellent idea, could the Minister take back that we need to put something in legislation to protect whistleblowers who are attacked in a vile way on social media, to the point of almost committing suicide? We need really strong protections.

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