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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 15 July 2010

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Currently held offices

• Member, Public Services Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Youth Unemployment Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 16 Nov 2021)
• Chair, Youth Unemployment Committee (28 Jan 2021 to 16 Nov 2021)
• Member, EU Goods Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee ( 2 Jul 2019 to 23 Apr 2020)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Housing) (20 Jul 2017 to 22 Jul 2019)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Communities, Decentralisation and the Northern Powerhouse) ( 1 Jun 2015 to 3 Dec 2015)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (24 Nov 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: Social Services: Council Tax 3 Apr 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government why they removed the requirement for the adult social care precept to be shown on council tax demand notices sent out by local authorities.

• Birmingham City Council - Statement 1 Apr 2025

  My Lords, the Minister has referred to serious financial failings in Birmingham, and the Statement admits that: “Practices in the waste service have been the source of one of the largest equal pay crises in modern UK history, resulting in costs of over £1 billion to the residents of Birmingham. This situation simply cannot continue”. Does the Minister agree that this situation might not...

• Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill - Report: Amendment 30 18 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I agree with both amendments in this group. If you believe in “education, education, education”, you should not tax independent schools in the way that the Government have decided they want to. The Government have argued that taxing independent schools will increase the number of teachers in state schools, but the Government’s own figures show that they reached only 62% of...

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