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
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
29/01/2026 | 20:08:46 Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2. Before being placed in the House of Lords, I was honoured to be the MP for an East London constituency. Sadly, conversion practises happened on the fringes of some of the communities I represented. They were high rolling, high status activities for those who sought to persuade frightened parents that their child could be prayed out of being gay. It destroyed childhoods. It destroyed people and it destroyed families. It is anathema. Snake oil... 28/01/2026 | 13:23:24 Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2. We must accept that for a whole bunch of reasons trust in politics is at an all-time low, people are losing faith in democracy and their institutions, both in Europe and further afield. Young people, born in the aftermath of the global economic crash, ensuing political and economic turmoil and a global pandemic bear the brunt of increasing inequalities in society, life chances dependent upon their background. Many feel increasingly isolated... 02/10/2025 | 20:55:57 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) Biological sex exists at a cellular level, it’s present in every single tissue of the body, creating the physiological differences between men and women. Too often, research is conducted without considering important sex-based differences. The medical trials that inform clinical practice often fail to report results by sex, despite the significant differences in disease pathology, symptoms and drug metabolism. Because the research...
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
29/01/2026 | Doc. 16336, vote on the draft text for resolution Political crisis in the broader Middle East: the need to protect human rights and the rights of all minority groups 29/01/2026 | Doc. 16315, vote on the draft text for resolution For a ban on conversion practices 28/01/2026 | Doc. 16308, vote on the draft text for recommendation Strengthening democracies with young people: from participation to shared responsibility 28/01/2026 | Doc. 16308, vote on the draft text for resolution Strengthening democracies with young people: from participation to shared responsibility 28/01/2026 | Doc. 16309, vote on the draft text for opinion Draft additional protocol to the Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine concerning the protection of human rights and dignity of persons with regard to involuntary placement and involuntary treatment within mental healthcare services