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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 13 October 2016

Previously MP for Leeds North East until 8 April 1997 — General election

Entered the House of Commons on 11 June 1987 — General election

Also represented Leeds North East

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
• Member, Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (20 Jun 2019 to 23 Jul 2019)
• Member, EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee (27 Jun 2017 to 23 Apr 2020)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (18 Oct 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• The Vice-Chamberlain of HM Household ( 7 Jul 1995 to 18 Oct 1995)
• The Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury (16 Dec 1992 to 7 Jul 1995)
• Assistant Whip (HM Treasury) (28 Nov 1990 to 11 Jan 1992)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (17 Jun 1987 to 22 Jan 1990)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Select Committee) (17 Jun 1987 to 22 Jan 1990)

Recent appearances

• UK Energy: Grid Decarbonisation - Question 24 Mar 2025

  My Lords—

• UK Energy: Grid Decarbonisation - Question 24 Mar 2025

  My Lords, there appears to be a contradiction. Certain Ministers are encouraging the farming industry to use as much of the good agricultural land as possible to produce food, and yet other parts of government are hell-bent on having solar panels everywhere, including on our best agricultural land. What exactly is the policy of the Government on this?

• Written Answers — Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Conservation Covenants 20 Mar 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government how many conservation covenant agreements under section 117(3)(b) and (c) of the Environment Act 2021 have been made since that Act came into force.

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