Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
Labour (Life Peer)
Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-04-16
Activity total: 11
Contributions: 11
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
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Recent Votes
Recent recorded divisions
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
Lords - 2026-03-26T00:00:00+00:00
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lords - 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
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
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill
Lords - 2026-03-25T00:00:00+00:00
Recent Participation
Recent speeches in the feed
Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026
2026-04-15That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 26 February be approved. Relevant document: 55th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (special attention dr…
Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026
2026-04-13My Lords, I was just finishing talking about questions on guidance. On the last point on that, whether the guidance would be reviewed, I can confirm that it will be reviewed and u…
Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026
2026-04-13I thank the noble Lords who have taken part in this debate. I will try to be brief because we have some votes coming up fairly soon. I will write to noble Lords on anything I have…
Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026
2026-04-13My Lords, these regulations were laid before the House on 26 February. This Government are committed to delivering the clean power mission, which is central to strengthening the U…
Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026
2026-04-13That the Grand Committee do consider the Conservation of Habitats and Species (Offshore Wind) (Amendment etc.) Regulations 2026. Relevant document: 55th Report from the Secondary…
British Farming: Competitiveness
2026-03-03One of the important things that we are doing in Defra and other departments is trying to have a better collaborative relationship with local authorities. Much of what we want to…
British Farming: Competitiveness
2026-03-03On the latter part of the noble Earl’s question, Great South West does tremendous work in this area. I went to the launch of its review, which is a blueprint for how the Governmen…
Forest-Risk Commodities
2026-03-02As I have already mentioned, we are absolutely committed to delivering this and ensuring that any regulatory framework we bring in that will affect any kind of product, such as pa…
British Farming: Competitiveness
2026-03-03On the India deal, we maintained tariffs on several products, including pork, chicken and eggs. That was because we had concerns about animal welfare standards and the potential i…
Forest-Risk Commodities
2026-03-02I shall take the noble Baroness’s concerns back to Defra because they are fair. But the issue is that we must make sure that we get the best regulatory approach to address defores…
Forest-Risk Commodities
2026-03-02Due diligence, particularly around trade and standards, is incredibly important. We want, as I am sure the noble Baroness is aware, to grow our economy in this country, but at the…
British Farming: Competitiveness
2026-03-03It is important to say that the UK values its relationship with the Mercosur countries and we are committed to identifying ways to continue to strengthen our trade relations. We a…