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: 2026-03-25
Activity total: 9
Contributions: 9
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
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25I will write to the noble Lord.
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25How could I ever turn down an invitation from the noble Lord? Of course, I am more than happy to meet him to go over the debate. More importantly, officials can be there to make s…
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25The Government have made a decision that we will focus on helping people work with it, rather than keeping a list, so that we can make sure that people have the support they need…
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25I have not had sight of that question and, apparently, neither has the person who gave me the answer. But online retailers continue to operate in Northern Ireland. As in the rest…
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25I believe my party is quite clear on our position on the EU, not least because I believe in international law and complying with our agreements. One of the issues raised by the no…
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25I am. Noble Lords heard it here first. Perhaps I do have a little power, as the noble Lord, Lord Empey, said—or rather, the people behind me do. My noble friend Lord Murphy touche…
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25The noble Lord, who has been a Member of the other place and only recently of your Lordships’ House, will be aware better than me that I am not in a position to give any detail of…
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25Given the nature of InterTradeIreland, that is a matter for InterTradeIreland and is not something I can comment on from the Dispatch Box. With regard to the specifics of the repo…
Northern Ireland After Brexit (Northern Ireland Scrutiny Committee Report)
2026-03-25My Lords, there are many parts of the Windsor Framework, and every time I have a conversation or a briefing about it, there is always something new, and a new part of that world.…