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Viscount Colville of Culross

Crossbench - Excepted Hereditary

Became Member: 25th July 2011


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Viscount Colville of Culross is not an officer of any APPGs
2 APPG Memberships
Media, Writers
4 Former APPG Officer Positions
BBC, Channel 4, ITV, Media Freedom
Preterm Birth Committee
24th Jan 2024 - 14th Nov 2024
Statutory Inquiries Committee
24th Jan 2024 - 24th Jan 2024
Fraud Act 2006 and Digital Fraud Committee
19th Jan 2022 - 31st Oct 2022
Communications and Digital Committee
27th Jun 2017 - 19th Jan 2022

Lords Debates - Bills Introduced - Written Questions

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Division Voting information

During the current Parliament, Viscount Colville of Culross has voted in 90 divisions, and never against the majority of their Party.
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Debates during the 2024 Parliament

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Sparring Partners
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch (Labour)
(14 debate interactions)
Baroness Twycross (Labour)
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)
(10 debate interactions)
Lord Vallance of Balham (Labour)
Minister of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
(9 debate interactions)
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Department Debates
Department for Business and Trade
(29 debate contributions)
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology
(11 debate contributions)
Home Office
(10 debate contributions)
Ministry of Justice
(4 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
(9,560 words contributed)
Employment Rights Act 2025
(3,447 words contributed)
Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26
(1,806 words contributed)
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26
(994 words contributed)
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Lords initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Viscount Colville of Culross, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

Viscount Colville of Culross has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Viscount Colville of Culross has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting

Latest 1 Written Question

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1 Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Questions
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2nd Feb 2026
Shared Rural Network
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to eliminate total not-spots through the Shared Rural Network; and what assessment they have made of whether the current delivery model is sufficient to achieve the elimination of total not-spots in the most rural areas.

The Shared Rural Network (SRN) has already delivered its core objective, 4G mobile coverage from at least one mobile network operator to 95% of UK landmass, a year ahead of schedule. However, there are still rural areas of the UK where there is either limited or no mobile coverage, and the SRN continues to deliver new coverage to these communities. We have already upgraded 110 of 190 Home Office masts and activated the first of up to 44 new total not-spot masts which are already delivering new 4G coverage in the most rural areas. While the SRN will not remove every total not spot, it is designed to deliver coverage where it will have the greatest benefit, primarily where people live, work and travel. On this basis, Government assesses that the current delivery model is a proportionate and cost-effective way of addressing the majority of connectivity gaps in rural areas while ensuring value for public money.

Baroness Lloyd of Effra
Baroness in Waiting (HM Household) (Whip)