Substitute
Member of the House of Lords
Crossbench
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)
01/10/2026 | 18:21:10 On behalf of the Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group, I welcome this report, and particularly its starting point: our response to demographic change must be based on people’s rights, choices and aspirations, not simply on numerical targets. Europe’s demographic challenges are real. An ageing population and a shrinking workforce will have profound consequences for our economies, our public services and the sustainability of our social model. But if we want more Europeans to feel able to... 01/10/2026 | 17:39:12 President, Colleagues, I support this motion. I want to make one broader point about how this Assembly responds when the values we exist to defend are being deliberately tested. What is happening to LGBTI people in Türkiye is not simply a disagreement about social policy. When people are intimidated, organisations targeted, peaceful assembly restricted and a minority is progressively pushed out of public life, we should recognise that for what it is, a warning sign for democracy. LGBTI people... 29/01/2026 | 17:15:35 So-called conversion practices are real. They cause harm. They are based on the false idea that who a person is can or should be changed. That is why they must be stopped. I often describe three kinds of response people receive when they speak about their sexual orientation or gender identity: affirmative, curious, and furious. An affirmative response listens, respects and supports. A curious response is also caring – it asks questions, explores, and allows space for reflection without... 28/01/2026 | 19:04:02 Many thanks. I'd like to begin by thanking the rapporteur for an extraordinary piece of work that has had a huge amount of thought and effort and consideration put into it. Education has never been neutral. For as long as there have been schools, faith leaders in the UK, monks and nuns and parents, politicians have argued about what should be taught, what should be left out, and whose values should prevail. This is not new. In the UK, I grew up under a law that tried to erase LGBT (lesbian... 28/01/2026 | 11:04:12 I thank the rapporteur for this report. It reminds us that democracy is not a relic we inherit intact. It is a living system that endures only if each generation is allowed to reshape it. The Council of Europe was born out of catastrophe. A generation that had seen fascism and war did not simply defend democracy; they designed it. They built institutions meant to outlast them and that act of democratic imagination is a core reason why European democracy has survived. Today, a new generation...
30/09/2026 | Doc. 16501 | Written declaration State glorification of convicted war criminals: the funeral of Ratko Mladić 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 16/09/2025 | Doc. 16256 | Motion for a resolution On the road to parity: supporting young women in politics 09/07/2025 | Doc. 16155 | Written declaration Upholding the rights to protest: defending the Budapest Pride march
01/10/2026 | Doc. 16493, vote on the draft text for resolution Europe, the fastest-warming continent: accelerating climate action with young people 01/10/2026 | Doc. 16493, vote on the draft text for recommendation Europe, the fastest-warming continent: accelerating climate action with young people 01/10/2026 | Doc. 16472, vote on the draft text for resolution The role of the OECD in evaluating the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work 01/10/2026 | Doc. 16499, vote on the draft text for resolution Repression and targeted attacks on LGBTI persons and defenders in Türkiye 01/10/2026 | Doc. 16477, vote on the draft text for resolution Towards a family-friendly Europe: policy recommendations for demographic renewal