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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 20 January 2011

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Currently held offices

• Member, Statutory Inquiries Committee (since 24 Jan 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Draft Mental Health Bill (Joint Committee) (19 Jul 2022 to 30 May 2024)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for International Trade) (Minister for Women) (13 Feb 2020 to 17 Sep 2021)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education (13 Feb 2020 to 17 Sep 2021)
• Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (29 Jul 2019 to 19 Mar 2020)
• Member, Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (20 Jun 2019 to 23 Jul 2019)
• Member, Ecclesiastical Committee (Joint Committee) ( 9 Jul 2015 to 2 Sep 2019)
• Member, Social Mobility Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 16 Mar 2016)
• Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (17 Oct 2011 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee) (24 Mar 2011 to 1 May 2012)

Recent appearances

• Post Office Horizon: Redress - Statement 10 Sep 2024

  My Lords, I served on the Select Committee on the Inquiries Act, and, as outlined by the noble Baroness, Lady Brinton, it is clear that there are a number of schemes set up in a number of ways. Although, as in court cases, the compensation arises from very different circumstances, there could be standard tariffs or set amounts in certain instances. Can the Minister assure us that there are...

• Vaginal Mesh Implants: Compensation - Question for Short Debate 5 Sep 2024

  My Lords, I too thank the noble Baroness for securing this debate and the panel for its review and tenacious follow-up of remaining recommendations, particularly recommendations 3 and 4 on financial compensation. I am a member of your Lordships’ Select Committee on the Inquiries Act. With recent reports from statutory public inquiries on Grenfell and Covid-19, non-statutory inquiries such...

• House of Lords: Nominations for Appointment - Question 30 Jul 2024

  My Lords, one of the benefits of this Chamber is the enormous breadth of experience and the generations that are represented here. Could the noble Baroness consider whether, in the consultation on having a retirement age of 80, the Appointments Commission could be involved in some way, so there is a process to retain, on an exceptional basis perhaps, a number of Members who are over the age...

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