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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 19 July 2010

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Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Environment and Climate Change Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Chair, Environment and Climate Change Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 31 Jan 2024)
• Member, Food, Poverty, Health and Environment Committee (13 Jun 2019 to 6 Jul 2020)
• Member, Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 Committee (29 Jun 2017 to 13 Mar 2018)
• Member, National Policy for the Built Environment Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 11 Feb 2016)
• Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) ( 1 Jun 2015 to 14 Sep 2017)
• Member, European Union Committee (16 May 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries, Environment and Energy (17 May 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee D - Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment (22 Jun 2010 to 16 May 2012)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Food: Labelling 13 Jan 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effectiveness of the Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 in changing eating habits and tackling obesity, and what scientific evidence they have considered in making this assessment, including any scientific studies which suggest that mandatory calorie labelling policies are ineffective.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Food: Labelling 13 Jan 2025

  To ask His Majesty's Government when they next plan to review the Calorie Labelling (Out of Home Sector) (England) Regulations 2021 as required by regulation 13, and whether in doing so they will consider (1) relevant scientific studies, and (2) the impact that calorie labelling has on those with eating disorders.

• Domestic Animals: Welfare - Question 16 Dec 2024

  My Lords, now that all cats and dogs have to be compulsorily microchipped, the number of microchipping databases has shot up to 23 but none of them talk to each other, so it is really hard for rescue centres and local authorities to rehouse the animals or find the owners. What plans do the Government have to introduce a portal to link up these databases, so that cats and dogs can be rehomed...

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