Substitute
Member of the House of Lords
Conservative
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)
02/10/2026 | 11:09:11 Thank you, Madam President. And it's great to see you in the chair. I have the honour of having the final speech at this session and I'll also just mention the clerk to your left hand side. Ms Anne-Marie GRIFFITHS, is somebody I know well from the UK Parliament and is very diligent in her duties there, as I'm sure she is here. Madam President, I'll start by praising the pilot, Captain Smit MACHCHHAR. His heroism, courage and presence of mind to open the cockpit door was truly astonishing. He... 01/10/2026 | 16:41:41 "Computer says no". It's used as a regular phrase in the comedy Little Britain, but it's really a mindset regularly experienced by too many in all walks of life. Now, this isn't just about sorting the frustrations of bureaucracy, or indeed, a computer saying no collapses and paralyses the flight network in the United Kingdom (UK). But right now, I think we have to be very clear that humans have to be in control, including in the world of work on which this report focuses. I commend the... 01/10/2026 | 11:14:25 Thank you. I want to congratulate my friend Ms Aurora FLORIDIA on putting together this report and resolution. And while she knows that there are elements in her recommendations I don't support, I think she has highlighted many key issues that all governments, all parliaments, absolutely do need to address. We know that climate change is real. It matters on so many fronts for people now, but particularly for young people and indeed future generations not yet born. And understandably, young... 25/06/2026 | 16:10:09 I thank Ms Aysu BANKOĞLU for her report and I will say at the start that access to justice for women should be a lot more straightforward than it is. And while I sympathise with a lot of what she says, I cannot support the resolution as it stands, not least because of Paragraph 16 which seeks the legal recognition of the concept of gender apartheid. Now, Ms Rian VOGELS mentioned the Istanbul Convention. I am pleased that the UK finally ratified this in 2022. But today, I am focusing on the... 25/06/2026 | 13:15:41 (Undelivered speech, Rules of Procedure Art. 31.2) In the last two years, the number of people receiving British citizenship has gone up by just over half a million people, about 350,000 of those through naturalisation. The total number of people in the asylum system in the United Kingdom (UK) has not been published since summer 2024, but to give a sense, there are about 100,000 asylum seekers receiving state financial support. While the issue of people coming into the UK illegally by getting...
29/09/2026 | Doc. 16496 | Motion for a resolution Language rights in healthcare: enforcing bilingual obligations in Brussels public hospitals 01/07/2026 | Doc. 16386 | Written declaration Vladimir Putin's Russia should not be allowed to the Venice Biennale 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16453 | Motion for a resolution Towards a European strategy on arbitrary detention and hostage‑taking of European and dual‑national citizens 22/04/2026 | Doc. 16390 | Motion for a resolution Addressing the issue of drug facilitated sexual violence and the online platforms used by perpetrators 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16386 | Written declaration Vladimir Putin's Russia should not be allowed to the Venice Biennale
02/10/2026 | Doc. 16482, vote on the draft text for resolution Restructuring and streamlining the Rules of Procedure: modalities relating to the external and interparliamentary relations of the Assembly 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. 16477, vote on the draft text for resolution Towards a family-friendly Europe: policy recommendations for demographic renewal