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Lord Beith

House of LordsLiberal DemocratLife peer

Lord Beith has been a member of the House of Lords since 19 October 2015. They sit as Liberal Democrat. He previously sat in the Commons.

Activity

255 contributions · 255 active days · last 78 weeks

Career timeline

25 entries

Nov 1973 → Mar 2015Took seat in the House of Commons
Nov 1973 → Feb 1974Elected for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Nov 1973 → Mar 1988Sat as Liberal
Feb 1974 → Jun 1983Elected for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Nov 1978 → May 1987Joined Procedure Committee
Jun 1983 → May 1997Elected for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Jun 1983 → Dec 1985Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
Mar 1988 → nowSat as Liberal Democrat
May 1997 → May 2010Elected for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Feb 2000 → May 2001Joined Procedure Committee
Jan 2001 → May 2005Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Jul 2001 → Nov 2008Joined Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament
Feb 2003 → Mar 2015Joined Liaison Committee (Commons)
Oct 2006 → May 2010Joined Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission
Nov 2007 → Mar 2015Chair, Justice Committee
Jan 2010 → Mar 2015Joined National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)
May 2010 → Mar 2015Elected for Berwick-upon-Tweed
Jul 2010 → Mar 2015Chair, Liaison Committee (Commons)
Oct 2015 → nowIntroduced to the House of Lords
May 2016 → Jan 2021Joined Constitution Committee
Dec 2016 → nowJoined Lord Speaker's committee on the size of the House
Jan 2022 → May 2024Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)
Jan 2023 → Jan 2024Joined Justice and Home Affairs Committee
Jan 2024 → nowJoined Constitution Committee
Sept 2024 → Jan 2025Joined Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)

Past committees

14

Procedure CommitteeNov 1978 → May 1987
Liaison Committee (Commons)Jun 1983 → Dec 1985
Procedure CommitteeFeb 2000 → May 2001
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionJan 2001 → May 2005
Intelligence and Security Committee of ParliamentJul 2001 → Nov 2008
Liaison Committee (Commons)Feb 2003 → Mar 2015
Speaker's Committee on the Electoral CommissionOct 2006 → May 2010
Justice CommitteeNov 2007 → Mar 2015
National Security Strategy (Joint Committee)Jan 2010 → Mar 2015
Liaison Committee (Commons)Jul 2010 → Mar 2015
Constitution CommitteeMay 2016 → Jan 2021
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)Jan 2022 → May 2024
Justice and Home Affairs CommitteeJan 2023 → Jan 2024
Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)Sept 2024 → Jan 2025