Lord German

Liberal Democrat

MP for Life peer

Parliamentary Office

House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW

Top Focus Areas

Home OfficeMinistry of JusticeDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeDepartment of Health and Social Care

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

Administration CommitteeCommons Administration Estimate Audit and Risk Assurance CommitteeCommons Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (Lords)Lords Backbench Business CommitteeCommons Bishop's Stortford Cemetery BillCommons Built Environment CommitteeLords Business and Trade CommitteeCommons Business and Trade Sub-Committee on Economic Security, Arms and Export ControlsCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) BillCommons Cheltenham Borough Council (Markets) Bill Committee (Lords)Lords 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 Court of RefereesCommons Culture, Media and Sport CommitteeCommons Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and DisinformationCommons Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) BillCommons Defence CommitteeCommons Defence Sub-CommitteeCommons Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords Domestic Abuse Act 2021 CommitteeLords

Recent Questions

290 questions on record

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports of xenophobic violence against migrants and refugees in South Africa; what discussions they have had with (1) the government of South Africa, and (2) regional partners regard

Answered

To: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office • 8 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Hanson of Flint on 25 June (HL859), whether information available to them enables them to determine whether a person claiming asylum in Northern Ireland has previously claimed asylum i

Answered

To: Home Office • 2 Jul 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government what information is available to them to determine whether a person claiming asylum in Northern Ireland has previously claimed asylum in Ireland.

Answered

To: Home Office • 11 Jun 2026

To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions, if any, they have held with the European Union regarding United Kingdom participation in, or access to, the Eurodac database; and what is the scope and purpose of any such discussions.

Answered

To: Home Office • 11 Jun 2026

To ask His Majesty's Government whether any United Kingdom authority has access (1) directly or (2) indirectly through Europol, to information held in the Eurodac database.

Answered

To: Home Office • 11 Jun 2026

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