The Lord Aberdare
Crossbench
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Aberdare's full title is The Lord Aberdare. His name is Alastair John Lyndhurst Bruce, and he has retired from the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Lords votes · 2026
No Lords votes recorded for 2026.
Recent Hansard contributions · latest 25
2025-07-24
Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies
My Lords, I thank the Minister for her response to my valedictory Question, and indeed all other colleagues, who have been generous—overgenerous, I would say—in their remarks on my retirement.
I also thank the Minister for her response, which is very
2025-07-24
Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to explore the potential of minimally invasive cancer therapies, such as focused ultrasound to treat less survivable cancers; and how this will be addressed in the national cancer plan.
2025-07-23
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I put my name to the two amendments in the name of my noble friend Lady Wolf because I entirely share her concern that the Bill as drafted could have a damaging effect on apprenticeships, especially for young people and especially in small firm
2025-07-16
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, in the absence of my noble friend Lord Hampton, who added his name to this amendment but is unable to be here, I will speak in support of Amendment 100. I will be brief as the noble Baronesses, Lady Penn and Lady Lister, have already set out th
2025-07-15
Housebuilders: Information Sharing
My Lords, I welcome what the Minister has said about support for SMEs and construction. Are the Government also looking at other issues bedevilling SMEs in the construction sector, such as poor payment practices and cash retentions?
2025-06-24
Music Education: State Schools
My Lords, until recently, I chaired a charity aimed at inspiring young people with a love of classical music. We developed teaching resources for schools based on Berlioz’s “Symphonie Fantastique”, branded as Fantastique! for Schools. Schools that used t
2025-05-22
Young People’s Media Literacy
My Lords, like digital literacy, media literacy is a cross-cutting essential skill that is needed by all young people and relevant to all subjects. It is good to know that the curriculum and assessment review is taking account of this, but will that revi
2025-05-21
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have spoken to this amendment. I add my good wishes to the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, for choosing to spend his birthday in support of my amendment, and I hope the rest of it is equally enjoyable. I thank the Minister fo
2025-05-21
Employment Rights Bill
My Lords, I rise to move Amendment 102, in the name of my noble friend Lady Wolf of Dulwich, who much regrets that she is unable to be here today to move it herself. I was delighted to add my name to this very specific amendment, addressing what I am sur
2025-05-21
Employment Rights Bill
2025-05-01
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
My Lords, I support much of the Bill but will raise some issues about the schools part of it. We rightly emphasise the need for a broad and balanced curriculum, but we also need a broad and balanced education policy. It is clearly important to ensure tha
2025-04-30
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I have no intention of opposing the amendments sent to us by the House of Commons. I regret the removal of the sole amendment passed by this House, which would, in my view, have given more time for Skills England to get its strategic work fully
My Lords, it was a pleasure to serve on this committee, which was brilliantly chaired by the noble Lord, Lord Norton of Louth. I echo the tributes to our clerk and policy analyst.
The committee was set up against the background of widespread concern a
2025-04-22
Electrocardiogram Screening
My Lords, 12 young people die every week from sudden cardiac arrest—80% of them with no prior symptoms and no family history. Taking part in sport or exercise increases the risk by three times. A simple electrocardiogram, properly interpreted, can detect
2025-04-22
Electrocardiogram Screening
To ask His Majesty’s Government what steps they are taking to widen the availability of electro- cardiogram screening to detect potential heart problems in young people engaging in sporting activities.
2025-03-13
National Youth Strategy
My Lords, I welcome the national youth strategy, particularly as it has a significant amount of co-production with young people themselves—although I find it hard to pin down what they will actually produce.
Like others, I have received helpful briefi
2025-03-10
Apprenticeships: Entry Requirements
My Lords, what can the Minister say about the plans for the proposed new growth and skills levy? How will that, first of all, increase the number of apprenticeships being taken up by younger people aged 16 to 25—which is disappointingly low—and, secondly
2025-02-06
Lifelong Learning
My Lords, I am about to subject myself to a lifelong learning experience. These often end in disaster, so I apologise in advance if that is the case.
I have been hugely inspired by a lot of what we have heard, starting with the brilliant overview from
2025-02-05
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I support both the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness. Lady Barran. I will try to keep my remarks brief about Skills England, the aims of which I think we all support, and which are crucial to the Government’s growth strategy and miss
2025-02-05
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
My Lords, it is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Blunkett. A significant number of the amendments discussed in Committee related to reporting requirements. If Skills England is to be an executive agency within the Department for Education,
2025-02-05
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [HL]
My Lords, I have added my name to Amendments 1 and 4 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Barran. Before speaking to them, I thank the Minister for her very positive engagement with those of us involved with the Bill. That includes several meetings an
My Lords, I am delighted that this second set of amendments to these important reporting requirements—I am trying to prevent my teeth from chattering in the cold—focuses on the damaging issue of cash retentions in the construction sector, which was not c
2024-12-18
Hammersmith Bridge
My Lords, I declare my interest as a Barnes resident. Hammersmith Bridge is a key Thames crossing point for motor traffic in London. Its closure for over five years has greatly increased traffic congestion, delays and pollution around neighbouring bridge
2024-12-12
Housebuilding Targets
My Lords, what are the Government doing to ensure that small construction firms play a full part in providing the housing that is needed? Further to the question from the noble Baroness, Lady Winterton, how they will have access to the skills they need t
2024-12-12
Housebuilding Targets
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Party history
2009-07-20 → 2025-08-31
Crossbench
Government posts
None recorded.
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2012-05-16 → 2015-03-30
Information Committee (Lords)
2014-06-12 → 2015-02-04
Digital Skills
2015-06-23 → 2019-07-02
EU Internal Market Sub-Committee
2020-12-15 → 2021-03-08
Highgate Cemetery Bill [HL] Committee
2023-01-31 → 2023-11-23
Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee
2024-01-24 → 2024-09-16
Statutory Inquiries Committee
Contact
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APPGs (2026) · 4 active officership(s) · 12 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Corporate Responsibility Group
Subject Group
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Co-Chair | — | 4 | 2024-05-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Digital Skills
Subject Group
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Officer | — | 16 | 2024-05-28 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Minimally Invasive Cancer Therapies
Subject Group
|
Officer | Healthcomms Consulting Ltd | 4 | 2024-11-04 |
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All-Party Parliamentary Group on Pancreatic Cancer
Subject Group
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Vice Chair | Pancreatic Cancer UK | 7 | 2022-01-11 |
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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Historic bills (all-time)
1 bills
1 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construction (Retentions Abolition) Bill [HL] | Sponsored | 1st reading | 2021-10-25 |
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