Lord German

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Home OfficeMinistry of JusticeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDepartment of Health and Social CareDepartment for Work and Pensions

Current Role

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Immigration)

Parliamentary Career

Positions Held

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Home Affairs) (Immigration)

Opposition Department

Oct 2023 - Present

Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Work and Pensions)

Opposition Department

Jun 2015 - Sept 2015

Registered Interests

No registered interests found.

Recent Votes

No voting records found

Committee Memberships

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) BillCommons Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Autism Act 2009 CommitteeLords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]Commons Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]: Programming sub-committeeCommons Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Childhood Vaccinations CommitteeLords City of London (Markets) BillCommons Committee of PrivilegesCommons Committee of SelectionCommons Committee of Selection (Lords)Lords Committee on StandardsCommons Committees on Arms Export ControlsCommons Commons Reference Group on Representation and InclusionCommons Communications and Digital CommitteeLords Conduct CommitteeLords Consolidation, &c., Bills (Joint Committee)Joint Constitution CommitteeLords Controlled Drugs (Procedure for Specification) BillCommons Court of RefereesCommons Courts (Remote Hearings) BillCommons Courts and Tribunals BillCommons Courts and Tribunals Bill: Programming Sub CommitteeCommons

Recent Questions

276 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to reopen resettlement programmes, humanitarian visas or family reunion.

Answered

To: Home Office • 10 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to open new community sponsorship safe routes.

Answered

To: Home Office • 10 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether work and study visas for refugees will only be available to those refugees who are assessed as in need of protection.

Answered

To: Home Office • 10 Mar 2026

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consideration they have given to establishing additional safe and legal routes for refugees to the United Kingdom alongside the Community Sponsorship Scheme.

Answered

To: Home Office • 9 Mar 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to resume refugee family reunion.

Answered

To: Home Office • 10 Mar 2026

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