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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 22 November 2010

Party was Conservative until 26 Jul 2019; Non-affiliated until 23 Feb 2021

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Internal Market Sub-Committee (23 Jun 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• Member, European Union Committee ( 8 Jun 2015 to 27 Apr 2017)
• The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (11 Jan 2011 to 10 Dec 2013)
• The Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (11 Jan 2011 to 10 Dec 2013)

Recent appearances

• Climate and Ecology Bill [HL] - Committee: Amendment 1 18 Nov 2022

  My Lords, I support the intention of this Bill to concentrate our minds on ecology. I declare an interest in environmental degradation, having the great privilege of being chair of the Natural History Museum, as listed in the register of interests. Everyone knows that the Natural History Museum is one of the greatest visitor attractions of this nation. I am delighted to report that in fact,...

• Covid-19: Museums, Galleries and Historic Buildings - Question for Short Debate 21 May 2020

  My Lords, I declare an interest as chair of the Natural History Museum. I want to stress the vital importance of our natural history and botanical collections and our zoological expertise to the national and global ability to confront the most important common challenges of our age. There are more than 130 million natural history specimens in the UK. The Natural History Museum alone houses...

• Brexit: Trade in Non-financial Services (EUC Report) - Motion to Take Note 18 Dec 2017

  My Lords, I begin by recording how much I enjoyed serving under the chairmanship of the noble Lord, Lord Whitty, of the sub-committee of the European Union Select Committee which produced this report—some while ago, as he pointed out. I should also disclose an interest in that I am president of the Institute of Export and International Trade and a member of the advisory group on Brexit...

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