Representative
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
, 2023
, 2022
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
01/10/2026 - Session The role of diasporas and migrants in developing social cohesion and democratic engagement 14/09/2026 - Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation Diasporas can strengthen social cohesion and democratic engagement, says PACE committee 23/10/2025 - Migration, International Protection and Economic Co-operation Hearing the youth: British pupils with a migration background address the Migration Committee
30/09/2026 | 11:48:04 Friends and Chair, This debate has been most interestingly focused at two levels, the state level and the international level, and the need for freedoms there, and also the local level and the contribution to community life which local newspapers granted. And my friend and colleague Lord Don TOUHIG came in on that one because he'd been the editor of a local newspaper for many years before coming into parliament. For me, it's the other end of the journalistic trail. At the age of 17, I was a... 29/09/2026 | 19:21:52 I can't tell you how grateful I am for the nature of this debate. Apart from perhaps a couple of speakers, there was a readiness to engage with the ideas that I had hoped would activate the debate. On the whole, that has happened. And I want to thank everybody, not just the ones who agree chapter and verse with what I've said, but those who've shown that there's room for discussion and debate as things go forward. And if this therefore ends up being a discussion starter, rather than claiming... 29/09/2026 | 18:00:41 Thank you very much, Madam Chair and colleagues in the Chamber. It is a privilege to be given the task of introducing this debate. The work of diasporas is in most places not an indicator of failed integration, but rather an important tool for successful integration. It needs to be seen, not as a problem to be managed, but as a partner in building bridges between newly-arrived migrants and established communities, between communities and public institutions, between citizens and democratic... 24/06/2026 | 12:35:16 Thank you, President and colleagues. I'm pretty sure I'm the oldest man in the room. I have a role to play in certain committees as the oldest person. And I had wondered whether to come or not to this session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in view of my age and the heat. I did come. I'm glad I came. And I'm glad I was here to hear Ms Kristina KALLAS. She must not be allowed to leave without my having a copy of the speech that she gave. And the key item in it that... 24/04/2026 | 10:32:44 Thank you, President, and greetings to all in this august place, in the hemicycle of the Council of Europe, with its central focus on the values we all cherish. I want to speak of a country that has a disregard for human rights, has no democratically elected government and knows nothing about the rule of law. I wish to speak about Haiti. Haiti is in the Caribbean, and you may well think that's a long way from here and perhaps not very relevant. Europe has left its mark on the Caribbean. The...
11/09/2026 | Doc. 16476 | Report The role of diasporas and migrants in developing social cohesion and democratic engagement 04/11/2021 | Doc. 15396 | Report 70th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention: the Council of Europe and the international protection of refugees
30/09/2026 | Doc. 16501 | Written declaration State glorification of convicted war criminals: the funeral of Ratko Mladić 23/12/2025 | Doc. 16313 | Written declaration The detention of Temirlan Sultanbekov 07/10/2025 | Doc. 16200 | Written declaration Urgent condemnation of the arrest of passengers during the “Freedom Flottilla” operation 19/08/2025 | Doc. 16229 | Written declaration Stand up for human rights in Kazakhstan 25/06/2025 | Doc. 16213 | Motion for a resolution Regular working relationships with Taiwan
30/09/2026 | Doc. 16468, vote on the draft text for recommendation Growing threats to media pluralism and the independence of the media 30/09/2026 | Doc. 16468, vote on the draft text for resolution Growing threats to media pluralism and the independence of the media 29/09/2026 | Doc. 16476, vote on the draft text for resolution The role of diasporas and migrants in developing social cohesion and democratic engagement 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16412, vote on the draft text for resolution Access of migrants and refugees to healthcare 24/06/2026 | Doc. 16417, vote on the draft text for resolution Protecting democracy from disruptions caused by artificial intelligence