The Earl of Kinnoull

Convenor of the Crossbench Peers

Non-affiliated Peer

Recent appearances

  • President of the European Commission - Question 12 Mar 2024

    My Lords, a good place to have a meeting would be at the European Political Community. Originally, that meeting was going to take place in the spring of this year. In January, it was suddenly going to be in the first half of this year and no date has yet been set. Can the Minister say why there has been a delay in setting a date and when a date is likely to be set?
  • Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill - Committee (1st Day): Amendment 6 12 Feb 2024

    My Lords, I am not sure that my noble and learned friend should call herself an ex-lawyer. That was very good indeed. At Second Reading, I said that we live in a constitution that is akin to a three-legged stool, with Parliament, the Government and the judiciary in a balance between those legs. I think it is very important to realise how key to our constitution that stool really is. Clause...
  • UK-EU Trade: Small and Medium-sized Enterprises - Question 31 Jan 2024

    My Lords, the trade and co-operation agreement has a structure of 24 committees, trade specialised committees included, which are meant to work together to produce mutually beneficial improvements in the process of trade. The snappily named Trade Specialised Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade looks into this area, I assume. That committee met only once last year. I realise that...

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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 11 February 2015

Party was Crossbench until 9 Sep 2019

Currently held offices

  • Convenor of the Crossbench Peers (since 28 Apr 2023)
  • Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (since 27 Apr 2023)
  • Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (since 27 Apr 2023)
  • Member, Committee of Selection (Lords) (since 27 Apr 2023)
  • Member, House of Lords Commission (since 27 Apr 2023)
  • Member, Services Committee (since 27 Apr 2023)
  • Member, Restoration and Renewal Client Board Committee (since 27 Apr 2023)
  • Deputy Chairman of Committees (since 9 Jan 2020)
  • Chair, European Union Committee (since 9 Sep 2019)
  • Chair, European Union Committee (since 9 Sep 2019)

Other offices held in the past

  • Chair, European Affairs Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 12 Jun 2023)
  • Chair, European Affairs Committee (14 Apr 2021 to 12 Jun 2023)
  • Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees ( 9 Sep 2019 to 29 Apr 2021)
  • Member, EU Justice Sub-Committee (26 May 2016 to 9 Sep 2019)
  • Member, European Union Committee (25 May 2016 to 9 Sep 2019)
  • Member, Trade Union Political Funds and Political Party Funding Committee (28 Jan 2016 to 29 Feb 2016)
  • Member, Social Mobility Committee (11 Jun 2015 to 16 Mar 2016)

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