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Entered the House of Lords on 20 October 2015

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, Adult Social Care Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 21 Nov 2022)
• Member, EU Security and Justice Sub-Committee (23 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021)
• Member, European Union Committee (17 Oct 2018 to 15 Jul 2019)
• Member, EU Justice Sub-Committee (26 May 2016 to 23 Apr 2020)

Recent appearances

• Funerals: Death Certificate Delays - Question 3 Apr 2025

  My Lords, the Minister will know that, in the Jewish community, we bury our deceased within 24 hours. I have not noticed any change in that since September—so perhaps that fact will help her.

• Conflict in Gaza - Statement 24 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I refer the House to my registered interests. Last Thursday, in New York, I had a humbling experience at the UN Security Council, to which the Minister has just referred, where I heard the brave, eloquent and moving speech of the freed hostage Eli Sharabi, whose British wife, Lianne, and daughters, Noiya and Yahel, were brutally murdered. I urge all noble Lords to read his speech....

• Palestine Statehood (Recognition) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 14 Mar 2025

  My Lords, I refer the House to my registered interests. To answer the noble Lord, Lord Alderdice: Israel has peace with Egypt; it has peace with Jordan and normalised relations with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco. Israel does not appear to be the problem. Why do noble Lords who talk about the Balfour Declaration always forget the second part? We hear about the part that says “nothing shall be...

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