"Give more children in care the benefits of a boarding school education", says Lord Lexden 18th July 2012 At question time in the Lords on July 18, Lord Lexden praised the growing financial support that is being provided to enable children in care to obtain places... Recent News
Lord Lexden on the Liberal Democrats and Lords reform 11th July 2012 In a letter published in The Daily Telegraph on July 11, Lord Lexden took issue with the Party’s claim to have been a consistent advocate of a fully elected... Recent News
Lord Lexden calls for increased support for the world’s largest health programme 4th July 2012 Speaking in a short debate in the Lords on July 4, Lord Lexden asked the government to put more money into the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and... Recent News
Lord Lexden pays tribute to the voluntary sector in Northern Ireland 21st June 2012 In a speech in the Lords on June 21 Lord Lexden drew attention to the extensive work being done in all sections of the community with the help and support of... Recent News
Lord Lexden publishes assessment of Enoch Powell and Northern Ireland 16th June 2012 Lord Lexden has written a full account of this final stage of Powell’s career which appears in a new, widely reviewed book. Recent News
Lord Lexden on the future of the House of Lords 9th June 2012 His views on some of the main issues in the current debate about the future of the Lords were published as part of a major feature in The Essex County Standard. Recent News
Lord Lexden joins the Lords Select Committee on the Constitution 23rd May 2012 On May 23 Lord Lexden attended his first meeting as a new member of one of the most important of the Lords Committees. Recent News
Lord Lexden thanks The Queen 16th May 2012 Lord Lexden underlined the historic significance of Her Majesty’s visit to the Republic of Ireland exactly twelve months ago in the debate on the Queen's speech... Recent News
Lord Lexden joins discussion of the bicentenary of the only British prime ministerial assassination 25th April 2012 Alistair Lexden made a short contribution to an exchange of comments in the Lords about the assassination of Spencer Perceval who was shot dead in the lobby of... Recent News