Recent appearances

• Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - Statement 22 May 2018

  My Lords, on the unilateral position taken by the United States towards the JCPOA, there are understandable increased tensions within the Iranian authorities—between those who are more, let us say, hard line and those who are maybe more progressive in their relationship with the West. Can the Government give an assurance that, as our dialogues with our European partners continue, we...

• UK-US Trade: Iran Sanctions - Question 16 May 2018

  My Lords, the Government have lauded the US-UK Trade and Investment Working Group for the progress that has been made in the relationship. Can the Minister confirm that this issue in particular has been raised at the trade working group, because it would be utterly unacceptable for UK businesses to lose US market access for carrying out perfectly legal trading relationships under an...

• Overseas Development Assistance: Fossil Fuel Subsidies - Question 15 May 2018

  My Lords, the UK’s shareholding in the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank is scored from overseas development assistance funding from DfID. While the bank itself has a strategy of being lean, clean and green, it still invests in fossil fuel projects; granted, not coal, but nevertheless fossil fuels. What is the UK’s position in multilateral organisations that it directly supports...

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Liberal Democrat Peer, Former Liberal Democrat MSP for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

Entered the House of Lords on 22 October 2013

Entered the Scottish Parliament on 1 May 2003 — Election

Left the Scottish Parliament on 23 March 2011 — Election

Also represented Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale

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Currently held offices

• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Trade) (since 28 Oct 2016)
• Member, International Relations Committee (since 25 May 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change) (1 Jun 2015 to 7 Sep 2015)

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• Has spoken in 66 debates in the last year — well above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Purvis of Tweed’s speeches
• Has received answers to 0 written questions in the last year — average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 75.07% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 89 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)