Following my retirement from the House of Commons in 2017 I returned to Westminster as a member of the House of Lords. I was very delighted to find myself co...

Most of my work as a member of the House of Lords has taken place in committee. The Lords has an impressive collection of Select Committees that carry out...

The campaign to bring about an increase in track capacity on the West Anglia line is still ongoing. I remain Chair of the Task Force and I am pleased to say...

Broadband finally reaches our rural community. Find out more here.

When MPs and Peers returned to Westminster at the end of Parliament's summer recess there was a feeling that things were getting back to normal. Just to be able...

This week I sent a letter to Cllr. John Lodge. A copy of this letter is below: “Since publishing its report in the autumn of 2016, the West Anglia Taskforce...

I was asked the other day whether the West Anglia Taskforce was still in existence. It is, I remain its Chairman and it meets again on 28 March. The Taskforce...

The House of Lords European Union Home Affairs Sub-Committee – on which I sit – has just published a report “Brexit : the Erasmus and Horizon programmes”. I do...

I have been asked to continue in my role as Chair of the West Anglia Taskforce. In that capacity I have met with the Mayor of London's new Deputy for Transport...