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Entered the House of Lords on 27 January 2011

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Industry and Regulators Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 26 Mar 2022)
• Chair, Gambling Industry Committee (13 Jun 2019 to 16 Jun 2020)
• Chair, Gambling Industry Committee (13 Jun 2019 to 16 Jun 2020)
• Member, Regenerating Seaside Towns and Communities Committee (17 May 2018 to 19 Mar 2019)
• Member, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises Committee (29 May 2012 to 28 Feb 2013)
• Member, Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee) (31 Mar 2011 to 12 Oct 2011)

Recent appearances

• Artificial Intelligence: Emissions - Question 23 Apr 2025

  My Lords, I draw the attention of the House to my interest in the register. Does the Minister agree that many of the concerns expressed on all the Benches on this issue, particularly in the Question of the right reverend Prelate, can be answered by the speedy rollout of small modular nuclear reactors, which will provide the energy that this country badly needs?

• BBC World Service - Question 14 Nov 2024

  My Lords, I draw attention to my interests, past and present, as listed in the register. The Minister referred to a long-term strategy for the World Service. Such a document exists. I chaired a group commissioned by the then Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt. This report got lost in one of those infrequent reshuffles of the last few years, but it stands today as a blueprint for enhancing the BBC...

• Waste: Incineration - Question 22 Oct 2024

  My Lords, I draw attention to my registered interests. In the race to net zero, and given the importance of reducing carbon footprints, how excited are this Government about our world-leading advances in small modular reactors—SMR nuclear?

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