Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath
Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath
Early life
The son of a
Political career
While a local councillor, he stood unsuccessfully as a parliamentary candidate in several safe Conservative seats - in 1964 he contested Scarborough and Whitby, and in 1966 he fought Sheffield Hallam.
He entered parliament in
Never keen on the pursuit of high office, he was
His main interests were the lot of the classroom teacher, and wildlife, of which he had an encyclopaedic knowledge. He was a sponsor of much wildlife-related legislation in parliament, including the Badger Act (1973) and the Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act (1975). During an all-night reading of the Felixstowe Docks Bill he regaled the Commons with impressions of the song birds whose habitats were supposedly threatened by the development.
House of Lords
On 27 September 1997 he was made a life peer as Baron Hardy of Wath, of Wath-upon-Dearne in the County of South Yorkshire[2] and was an active member of the House of Lords until shortly before his death.
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Other interests
Outside parliament, he served on the council of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the NSPCC. He is the author of "A Lifetime of Badgers" Newton Abbot: David & Charles: 1975
References
- ^ Dalyell, Tam. "Lord Hardy of Wath". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
- ^ "No. 54907". The London Gazette. 1 October 1997. p. 11063.
- ^ Debrett's Peerage. 2000.