Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy: UK Audit Standards Independent Review 14 Feb 2019

  To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 18 January (HL12950), whether the scope of the review of the standards of auditing in the UK will cover all references to auditor duties in the Companies Act 2006; and whether the review will be resourced with appropriately qualified independent lawyers to consider those duties as set out in that Act.

• Financial Services Contracts (Transitional and Saving Provision) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 11 Feb 2019

  My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Bates, for his introduction. Just in case, I will declare my interest as a director of the London Stock Exchange Group plc; obviously, this would not affect the exchange, but I guess that it could be relevant to some of our competitors. Perhaps it would have been useful if we could have had one of those flow diagrams like the ones you make when you are...

• Solvency 2 and Insurance (Amendment, etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 - Motion to Approve 11 Feb 2019

  My Lords, I too thank the Minister for his introduction. When I was involved in legislation in Europe, Solvency II was perhaps the first time that I discovered that I could be right while the Treasury was wrong. When I chaired the committee that gave me the confidence to trust my own judgment and to have few, if any, disagreements with the Treasury. As it was originally done, Solvency II did...

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Liberal Democrat Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 1 December 2015

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Currently held offices

• Member, SLSC Sub-Committee A (since 4 Sep 2018)
• Member, Economic Affairs Committee (since 25 May 2016)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Finance Bill Sub-Committee (6 Dec 2016 to 17 Mar 2017)
• Member, Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (13 Sep 2016 to 9 Nov 2016)

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• Has spoken in 26 debates in the last year — above average amongst Lords. See all Baroness Bowles of Berkhamsted’s speeches
• Has received answers to 64 written questions in the last year — well above average amongst Lords.
• Has voted in 75.64% 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") 58 times in debates — average amongst Lords. (Why is this here?)