Lord Keen of Elie

Shadow Advocate-General for Scotland

Conservative Peer

Profile

Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 9 June 2015

Currently held offices

  • Shadow Advocate-General for Scotland (since 11 Nov 2024)
  • Shadow Minister (Justice) (since 1 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Constitution Committee (31 Jan 2023 to 30 Jan 2025)
  • Member, Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 31 Dec 2023)
  • Member, Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendments) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (20 Jun 2019 to 23 Jul 2019)
  • Lords Spokesperson (Ministry of Justice) (18 Jul 2016 to 16 Sep 2020)
  • Lords Spokesperson (Home Office) ( 1 Apr 2016 to 18 Jul 2016)
  • The Advocate-General for Scotland (11 Jun 2015 to 16 Sep 2020)

Recent appearances

  • Asylum Seekers: Legal Aid - Question 23 Jan 2025

    My Lords, we know that civil legal aid is now available in very limited circumstances and the disposable income threshold is little more than £3,000, so very few of our fellow citizens could ever qualify. An asylum seeker who has paid thousands of pounds to a people smuggler can reasonably argue upon his arrival at Dover that he has no disposable income and qualifies for legal aid, but the...
  • Prison Maintenance: Insourcing - Question 23 Jan 2025

    My Lords, Rule 31 of the Prison Rules 1999 provided that all convicted prisoners should be required to do useful work for up to 10 hours a day, and indeed it is a disciplinary offence for a prisoner to refuse to work. Yet we are constantly being told of prisoners spending 20 hours a day idle in their cells or cellblocks. Is this a failure of management or a failure of resources? Will the...
  • Drones: High-security Prisons - Commons Urgent Question 15 Jan 2025

    My Lords, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has just delivered a devastating report on conditions at His Majesty’s Prison Long Lartin and His Majesty’s Prison Manchester. At HMP Manchester, almost 40% of prisoners have failed standard drug tests. The Chief Inspector of Prisons has reported that criminal gangs now, in effect, control the airspace above this high-security prison using drones....

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