Lord Purvis of Tweed
Liberal Democrat - Life peer
Became Member: 13th September 2013
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Trade)
(since October 2016)Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (International Development)
(since January 2021)Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)
(since October 2021)
Lord Purvis of Tweed is not a member of any APPGs
33 Former APPG memberships
Africa, Australia and New Zealand, Brazil, British Council, Canada, Côte d’Ivoire, Death Penalty, Democratic Republic of Congo, Devolution, Extreme Poverty, Fashion and Textiles, Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery, Libya, Malawi, Nutrition for Development, Nutrition for Growth, Peru, Population, Development and Reproductive Health, Reform, Decentralisation and Devolution, Reform, Decentralisation and Devolution in the UK, Scotch Whisky, South Africa, Sustainable Development Goals, Textile and Fashion, Trade and Export Promotion, Trade and Investment, Trade Justice, Trade out of Poverty, Tunisia, United Nations Global Goals for Sustainable Development, Vietnam, Youth Affairs, Zimbabwe
European Affairs Committee
14th Apr 2021 - 31st Jan 2023
International Relations and Defence Committee
25th May 2016 - 28th Jan 2021
Liberal Democrat Lords Spokesperson (Energy and Climate Change)
1st Jun 2015 - 7th Sep 2015
Division Voting information
During the current Parliament,
Lord Purvis of Tweed has voted in 6 divisions, and
never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(31 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(31 debate interactions)
Lord Callanan (Conservative)
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(9 debate interactions)
Shadow Minister (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
(9 debate interactions)
Department Debates
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
(22 debate contributions)
(22 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(18 debate contributions)
(18 debate contributions)
Ministry of Defence
(3 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
Women, Peace and Security Bill [HL] 2024-26
(1,298 words contributed)
(1,298 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Purvis of Tweed, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
2 Bills introduced by Lord Purvis of Tweed
Introduced: 1st June 2015
A Bill to make provision for a convention to consider the constitution of the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes
Last Event -
Committee: 1st Sitting : House Of Lords
Friday 11th December 2015
Friday 11th December 2015
Introduced: 17th June 2021
A Bill to make provision for a convention to consider the constitution of the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes
Lord Purvis of Tweed has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Lord Purvis of Tweed has not asked any Written Questions in the current parliament