Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Affiliation
House: Lords
Constituency: Life peer
Status: Current member
Latest Activity
Sitting day: 2026-03-25
Activity total: 5
Contributions: 5
Votes recorded: 0
Current Offices
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Education)
Parliamentary post
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
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2026-04-13Not my noble friend Lord Scriven; it was the leader at the time. They basically rammed through decisions to fell healthy street trees. It took thousands upon thousands of signatur…
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
2026-04-13My Lords, I will speak briefly, particularly given my noble friend Lord Shipley’s comments on Sheffield. I found it ironic that in Committee we were talking about not allowing oth…
Middle East
2026-03-19My Lords, I echo the words of the noble Lord, Lord Purvis, particularly around how conflicts abroad should not result in hate on our streets. I fully back his call for a cross-par…
Schools (Recording and Reporting of Seclusion and Restraint) (England) Regulations 2025
2026-03-12My Lords, I have spent many years working with young people, particularly the most vulnerable. We on these Benches support the main aims of this statutory instrument. The safety,…
Middle East
2026-04-14My Lords, I wholeheartedly support the comments of my noble friend Lord Purvis, particularly on the West Bank. To follow up on the point made on Pakistan by the noble Lord, Lord A…
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-03-25My Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their contributions to this debate, and particularly the noble Baroness, Lady Barran, for her support. I am still not convinced; the Governme…
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-03-25My Lords, my Motion H1, as we heard earlier, is around the issue of a monetary cap on school uniforms. I will not rehearse the arguments that we have had already in Committee and…
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-03-25Moved by At end insert “, and do propose Amendment 41B in lieu— 41B: Clause 29, page 50, line 21, at end insert— “551ZB School uniforms: review of limits on branded items (1) The…
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
2026-03-25My Lords, I will speak briefly to this group of amendments. I thank the Minister in her absence for the meetings we have had away from your Lordships’ Chamber. Clearly, protecting…
UK Energy Sources and Cost of Energy
2026-03-19My Lords, following up on the question from my noble friend Lord Russell, who mentioned support for domestic users in particular of heating oil, my question is on highly energy-in…
Student Loan System
2026-03-10My Lords, I declare an interest: my son has recently graduated and my daughter is at university. Given the widespread concerns among graduates, particularly those on plan 2 loans,…
Masculinity and Misogyny in Schools
2026-04-15My Lords, to pick up on the point about parents that the Minister raised, how do the Government intend to engage with not only parents but communities, particularly to deal with t…