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Entered the House of Lords on 29 March 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (since 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Public Services Committee (13 Feb 2020 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Intergenerational Fairness and Provision Committee (17 May 2018 to 26 Mar 2019)
• Member, Select Committee on Charities (25 May 2016 to 26 Mar 2017)
• Member, Public Service and Demographic Change Committee (29 May 2012 to 5 Mar 2013)
• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (16 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Deputy Chairman of Committees (16 May 2012 to 6 Jul 2016)
• Member, Leader's Group on Working Practices Committee (27 Jul 2010 to 26 Apr 2011)

Recent appearances

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Committee (3rd Day): Amendment 66 9 Jun 2025

  My Lords, as someone who has been involved with child abuse issues and child protection down the years, I thought it necessary to add my voice to support the amendment. It may be that we want to talk about the vehicle, it may be that we want to talk about the drafting, but it is really important that the House makes absolutely clear that there is agreement on the principle around mandatory...

• Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - Second Reading 1 May 2025

  My Lords, by any measure, this is a landmark Bill and I welcome very many of its provisions. However, in the very short time available today, I will focus only on the part of the Bill that concerns child protection and safeguarding, in particular in Clauses 2 to 4. I will do that because child safety remains the first priority of schools, the education system and the Government, and we should...

• Public Inquiries: Enchancing Public Trust (Statutory Inquiries Committee Report) - Motion to Take Note 25 Apr 2025

  My Lords, as a former chair of a non-statutory inquiry, the Soham inquiry, more recently chair of an expert group advising the Infected Blood Inquiry, and a witness before four public inquiries, I was naturally very interested in reading the report. I very much welcome it and agree with the vast majority of the recommendations. I want to touch upon two issues. The first is the importance of...

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