Erroll was one of 90 excepted hereditary peers elected to remain in the House of Lords following the House of Lords Act 1999. A programmer and system designer by trade, he sits as a crossbencher and usually speaks on matters relating to cybersecurity and information technology. He was a member of the Science and Technology Committee and criticised Gordon Brown's government for what he said was a failure to curb cybercrime after four government agencies, including the Ministry of Defence and HM Revenue and Customs, reported massive losses of data in 2008. Most recently he was a member of the Information Committee from 2007 to 2012. See also Earl of Erroll References External links Burke's Peerage & Baronetage Official Profile on the Parliament website Earl of Erroll Open Rights Group 1948 births Living people People from Sandy, Bedfordshire People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Special Air Service officers Crossbench hereditary peers 24 Scottish clan chiefs Members of the Royal Company of Archers Artists' Rifles officers Royal Military Police officers 20th-century British Army personnel Prime Wardens of the Worshipful Company of Fishmongers Hereditary peers elected under the House of Lords Act 1999