Contact details
Westminster
House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Tel: 020 7219 3420
Fax: 020 7219 0866
Biography
Electoral history
MP (Labour) for Hemel Hempstead 1974-79, and for Birmingham Erdington 1983-2001
Parliamentary career
Opposition Whip 1984-87;
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Home Affairs 1987-92,
National Heritage, Broadcasting and Press 1992-94,
Disabled People's Rights 1994-95
Lords career
Chair:
Parliamentary Labour Peers 2005-,
British Parliamentary Committee for Iran Freedom
Councils, public bodies
Member, Wilton Park Academic Council 1995-2005;
Ambassador, Advantage West Midlands 2008-11
International bodies
Vice-chair, Commonwealth Parliamentary Association UK branch 2006-08
Political interests
Home affairs, police, civil liberties, motor industry, manufacturing, disabled/disability, children's rights, alternative energy, environment, agriculture, animal welfare, press and broadcasting
Countries of interest
Australia, Cyprus, India, Iran, South Africa
Name, style and title
Raised to the peerage as Baron Corbett of Castle Vale, of Erdington in the County of West Midlands 2001
Register of Interests
Nil
No registrable interests