Recent appearances

• Inequalities of Region and Place - Motion to Take Note 14 Oct 2021

  My Lords, I too congratulate the noble Viscount, Lord Stansgate, on his maiden speech. It had all the fluency of his father, and that, as he may be aware, is the highest possible praise in terms of oratory. It is a great pleasure to take part in a debate launched by my noble friend Lord Liddle—I can call him my noble friend—whose commitment to his Cumbrian roots is so manifest, including...

• Environment Bill - Report (4th Day): Amendment 117 15 Sep 2021

  I agree with my noble friend Lord Deben and will just extend what he says. Essentially, his point is that we cannot ask Defra, which has a narrow remit, to take the integrated and across-the-board view that is necessary. We also need to take into account the pressures on land—population, for example. As the noble Baroness said in her opening remarks, the population projections over the next...

• Immigration Rules: Statements of Changes - Motion to Regret 27 May 2021

  My Lords, many of your Lordships will have had great pleasure from reading a book by the American author Bill Bryson called Notes from a Small Island. It is an apt title: we are a small island. When the American forces came to England in the Second World War, the troops were briefed about our country. The first line of the briefing was, “Think South Carolina”—because it is exactly the...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 8 October 2013

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Currently held offices

• Member, High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill Select Committee (Lords) (since 5 Mar 2020)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU External Affairs Sub-Committee (12 Jun 2015 to 2 Jul 2019)
• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (27 Nov 2013 to 14 May 2014)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Environmental Audit Committee (16 Jul 2003 to 12 Jul 2005)
• Member, Liaison Committee (Commons) (2 Dec 1997 to 16 Jul 2003)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Nov 1997 to 16 Jul 2003)
• Chair, Environmental Audit Committee (12 Nov 1997 to 16 Jul 2003)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (29 Nov 1995 to 1 May 1997)
• Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office) (6 Mar 1995 to 27 Nov 1995)
• Member, Public Accounts Committee (27 Apr 1992 to 31 Mar 1995)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport) (12 Sep 1976 to 3 May 1979)