Baroness Coussins

Crossbench Peer

Profile

Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 24 April 2007

Currently held offices

  • Member, International Relations and Defence Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (19 Jan 2022 to 31 Jan 2023)
  • Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (28 Jan 2021 to 31 Jan 2023)
  • Member, International Relations and Defence Committee (25 May 2016 to 1 Jul 2019)
  • Member, EU External Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 12 May 2016)
  • Member, EU Sub Committee C - External Affairs (21 May 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Information Committee (Lords) (14 Nov 2007 to 1 May 2012)

Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Armed Conflict: Interpreters 12 Feb 2025

    To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer on 31 July 2024 by Lord Collins of Highbury (HL27), what progress has been made towards a UN Security Council Resolution on the protection of civilian interpreters working with the Armed Forces in conflict zones who may not be classified as conducting humanitarian activities.
  • Recruitment of Teachers - Question 6 Feb 2025

    My Lords, two-thirds of modern language teachers are EU nationals. The shortage of qualified MFL teachers is second only to maths. Schools and teacher organisations have told the APPG on Modern Languages, which I co-chair, that the cost of a visa can be prohibitive and the process difficult to navigate. Would the Minister agree to look again at an overhaul of the visa system or a visa waiver,...
  • Recruitment of Teachers - Question 6 Feb 2025

    My Lords, two-thirds of modern language teachers are EU nationals. The shortage of qualified MFL teachers is second only to maths. Schools and teacher organisations have told the APPG on Modern Languages, which I co-chair, that the cost of a visa can be prohibitive and the process difficult to navigate. Would the Minister agree to look again at an overhaul of the visa system or a visa waiver,...

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