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Conservative Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 8 October 2019

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Currently held offices

• Shadow Minister (Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) (since 1 Sep 2024)
• Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) (since 1 Sep 2024)

Other offices held in the past

• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) ( 7 Feb 2023 to 5 Jul 2024)
• Member, Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (12 Dec 2022 to 20 Feb 2023)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (30 Oct 2022 to 6 Feb 2023)
• Member, Communications and Digital Committee (20 Oct 2022 to 25 Oct 2022)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (30 Sep 2021 to 20 Sep 2022)
• Member, Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
• Lord in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip) (13 Feb 2020 to 20 Sep 2022)
• Member, Gambling Industry Committee (29 Oct 2019 to 18 Feb 2020)

Recent appearances

• Previous Business – Lords: Grand Committee 17 Jun 2025

  Casinos (Gaming Machines and Mandatory Conditions) Regulations 2025 – Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay – Baroness Twycross. Orders and regulations

• Employment Rights Bill - Committee (7th Day): Amendment 201 5 Jun 2025

  My Lords, I rise to add my support to Amendment 201, moved by the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner of Worcester, to which I have added my name in an expression of cross-party support for this very sensible endeavour. In doing so, I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Faulkner, for his tenacity on this issue, as well as to the hard work over many years by the Heritage Railway Association and the...

• Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] - Commons Reason: Motion A1 (as an amendment to Motion A) 4 Jun 2025

  Yesterday, in another place, Conservative MPs voted proudly for the amendment in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, including my fellow members of the shadow DCMS team, and they stand ready, I am sure, to do the same again, if necessary. I understand the reticence of many noble Lords for prolonged rounds of ping-pong, but I have to say, as the noble Lord, Lord Russell of Liverpool,...

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