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• Parking (Code of Practice) Bill - Second Reading 18 Jan 2019

  My Lords, I am delighted to see this Private Member’s Bill in your Lordships’ House for us to consider, and I congratulate my noble friend Lord Hunt of Wirral and Sir Greg Knight on its reaching this stage. Although some may think that politics is fairly quiet in the Westminster bubble, it is good to see that your Lordships’ House can turn its attention today to three Bills that are of...

• Takeovers (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 15 Jan 2019

  My Lords, I rise partly in response to the noble Lord, Lord Fox, who I was worried at one point was about to decimate the industry from which I have made a modest living for some years—albeit in the private sector rather than in the public sector. I declare my interests as set out in the register and that some 10 years ago I sat on the appeal committee of the Takeover Panel. The Takeover...

• Financial Services (Implementation of Legislation) Bill [HL] - Committee (1st Day) 8 Jan 2019

  I thank my noble friends Lord Flight and Lord Hodgson for supporting this amendment. They have become the wise old birds. I was very pleased to have two people supporting this amendment who have started financial services businesses in London and grown them to be global financial services businesses. It goes to show the power and expertise that resides in this House. I thank the noble Lord,...

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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 17 October 2013

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Currently held offices

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (since 4 Sep 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (6 Dec 2016 to 17 Mar 2017)
• Member, Finance Committee (Lords) (1 Sep 2016 to 12 Sep 2017)
• Member, Administration and Works Committee (Lords) (12 Jun 2014 to 30 Mar 2015)
• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (8 Jan 2014 to 11 Mar 2014)

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• Has spoken in 23 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Lord Leigh of Hurley’s speeches
• Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 81.22% of votes in this House with this affiliation up to the 2015 general election — well above average amongst Lords. (From Public Whip)
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• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 69 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)