Substitute
Member of the House of Lords
Labour
House of Lords
GB - SW1A 0PW - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
, 2025
, 2024
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
21/04/2026 | 19:41:20 Thank you, Mister President. It is a pleasure to support this report on behalf of my group, not least as it was prepared by a young rising star of this assembly... What's the matter? Do you not hear me? OK, sorry about that. Mister President, It is a pleasure to support this report again on behalf of my group, not least as it was prepared by a young rising star of this assembly: Ms Petra BAYR. As a member of the Committee on the Selection of Judges, I am happy to observe that in my experience... 01/10/2025 | 11:23:04 Mr President, Esteemed colleagues, It's a privilege to support this resolution. To do it justice in two minutes is a huge challenge. That's inadequate time to reflect the illegal targeting, detention and torture of Ukrainian journalists by the Russian Federation, or even to repeat those names of the disappeared, to articulate the ways in which this violates both human rights and international humanitarian law, and how there must be accountability on the part of the Russian leadership and... 26/06/2025 | 16:02:05 Mister Chairman, Out of respect for the impeccable English spoken in this Chamber by so many members for whom it is not their mother tongue, I would like to attempt my remarks in French. Please excuse my accent and any other faux pas. The position of women has undoubtedly improved in many respects over the last century, in the fields of education, work, property and political representation. But, I fear a major step backwards in recent years with serious consequences for women caused by cuts... 24/06/2025 | 11:08:03 Mr President, Colleagues, Our Convention on Human Rights and its Strasbourg Court constitute the most successful rights protection mechanism in human history. Their values, having been distilled by a post-war generation well used to times as challenging and dangerous as our own, are well capable of helping us navigate the challenges and dangers of our own century without ignoring the hard lessons of the last one. To the question of whether we might build on existing rights, I say, of course... 09/04/2025 | 19:47:30 Madam President and Colleagues. [spoken in French] Even from the privileged vantage point of this beautiful assembly, I see the Court of Human Rights as the jewel in the crown of the Council of Europe. But I am a life-long human rights lawyer and internationalist. I appreciate that to those of a more nationalist and law-sceptical persuasion the Apex Court of our Continent may look a little less attractive. To them, I offer the suggestion that it is through visible, accessible and effective...
22/04/2026 | Doc. 16390 | Motion for a resolution Addressing the issue of drug facilitated sexual violence and the online platforms used by perpetrators 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16274 | Motion for a resolution Restricting citizenship rules: social cohesion and human rights at stake 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16276 | Written declaration The planned destruction of more than US $9.7 million worth of contraceptives has to be halted immediately 05/05/2025 | Doc. 16165 | Motion for a resolution Upholding our diverse culture, freedom of expression and information by effective enforcement of copyright
21/04/2026 | Doc. 16363, vote on the draft text for recommendation Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16373, vote on the draft text for resolution Countering discrimination based on religion and protecting freedom of religion or belief in Europe 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16361, vote on the draft text for resolution Procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16361, vote on the draft text for recommendation Procedure for the election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights 01/10/2025 | Doc. 16237, vote on the draft text for resolution Journalists matter: the need to step up efforts to liberate Ukrainian journalists held in captivity by the Russian Federation