Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Policing)
Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-03-11
Activity total: 11
Contributions: 11
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Policing)
Parliamentary post
Recent Votes
Recent recorded divisions
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lords - 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
Crime and Policing Bill
Lords - 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-24T00:00:00+00:00
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-24T00:00:00+00:00
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-24T00:00:00+00:00
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-24T00:00:00+00:00
Pension Schemes Bill
Lords - 2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00
Pension Schemes Bill
Lords - 2026-03-23T00:00:00+00:00
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11My Lords, both the amendments in this group highlight a serious issue in policing. Many officers and staff are under extreme strain and we are not systematically measuring the sca…
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11I thank the Minister for his response and am pleased to hear that there is to be a new registry. I think the Minister said that it will be up and coming in a couple of months and…
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11My Lords, I shall speak also to Amendment 401 in my name. The amendment would place a clear legal duty on police forces to declare high-impact algorithmic tools using the Governme…
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11No text is available for this item yet.
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11I thank the Minister for his response. I do not think it matters who is responsible for training. What matters is that training is appropriate and that officers are trained. I spe…
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11My Lords, in moving Amendment 398 I will speak also to the other amendment in my name, Amendment 399. Systemic flaws in our training infrastructure leave front-line officers under…
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11No text is available for this item yet.
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11My Lords, I apologise; I thought the noble Lord, Lord Davies of Gower, was going to speak only to his amendment, but in fact he was summing up. I should have spoken first. We have…
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11The noble Lord, Lord Pannick, tells me that it is a victory. I thank the Minister for that confirmation, and I am very pleased that it is not just when some chief constables are g…
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11Amazed is the word.
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11My Lords, Amendment 393 seeks to protect the operational independence of chief constables by introducing vital safeguards at the point of suspension—the moment when they are most…
Crime and Policing Bill
2026-03-11No text is available for this item yet.