Recent appearances

• Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill - Second Reading 5 Dec 2023

  My Lords, I wish to address three short but important points. The first two concern redress or means of redress by consumers and small businesses. The third concerns the point which has been raised by a number of Members of the House about charities and subscription contracts. The first issue concerns the absence of provision for collective proceedings by consumers and small businesses....

• Royal Albert Hall Bill [HL] - Second Reading 19 Oct 2023

  My Lords, I am very grateful to all Members who have spoken before me, particularly the noble Lord, Lord Harrington, for his introduction. I pay tribute to the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson, who has pursued the issues relating to the constitution of the Albert Hall for many years. One way or another, they have covered virtually all the issues, so I can be relatively brief. I want to concentrate on...

• Non-Domestic Rating Bill - Report: Amendment 8 19 Sep 2023

  My Lords, I also support Amendment 8 in the name of the noble Earl, Lord Lytton. Ideally, it is worth avoiding appeals. Appeals can be avoided only if there is confidence that you have the material available. That presupposes a sharing of information that is open and transparent. One of the criticisms that is often made is of the time taken in appeals, the obscurity of the role adopted by the...

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Crossbench Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 23 December 2020

Currently held offices

• Chair, Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill [HL] Committee (since 8 Jun 2023)
• Chair, Bishop's Stortford Cemetery Bill [HL] Committee (since 8 Jun 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)
• Chair, Charities Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 18 Nov 2021)