Recent appearances

• NHS National Health Inequalities Improvement Programme - Question 25 May 2023

  My Lords, can the Minister explain whether the Department of Health is working with other departments to consider funding families entitled to free school meals with additional allowances during the summer vacation in the light of the current cost of food and the need, as he has acknowledged, to provide adequate nutrition to promote health in young people?

• South West Rail Resilience Programme - Question 22 May 2023

  My Lords, does the Minister accept that if we do not proceed with the fifth part of this protection, we should look again at the west Devon line going via Tavistock, because we could be left with absolutely nothing again?

• Universal Credit - Question 18 Apr 2023

  My Lords, I will ask the Minister about the Healthy Start vouchers for the under-fours. They are really important and have moved from vouchers to a card system. Many people lost those benefits in the transfer system, because it was not simplified. Could the Minister look at how we ensure that benefits are simplified so that people can actually get what they are entitled to?

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Entered the House of Lords on 14 December 2015

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Currently held offices

• Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 29 Jul 2020)
• Member, SLSC Sub-Committee B (since 4 Sep 2018)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (1 Jul 2019 to 31 Jan 2023)
• Member, Draft Health Service Safety Investigations Bill (Joint Committee) (15 May 2018 to 27 Jul 2018)
• Member, Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (27 Jun 2017 to 15 May 2018)
• Member, Licensing Act 2003 Committee (25 May 2016 to 4 Apr 2017)