Representative
Member of the House of Lords
Labour
House of Lords
GB - SW1A 0PW - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
02/06/2023 - Culture, Science, Education and Media PACE hearing hears testimony of abuse in sport and pledges to do more to keep players and athletes safe 13/10/2022 - Culture, Science, Education and Media PACE hearing on workers’ rights in Qatar on the eve of the World Cup: positive change but work still to do 26/01/2022 - Session PACE sets out wide-ranging recommendations for placing human rights at the heart of football 11/05/2021 - Culture, Science, Education and Media PACE rapporteur on football governance holds exchange with UEFA President 19/04/2021 - Culture, Science, Education and Media ‘No to a European Super League!’ says PACE rapporteur on good governance in football
01/10/2024 | 11:47:52 Thank you, my technical advisor, Mr Stefan SCHENNACH, as well as doing this excellent report. It was a great honour for me to stand in as Chair for this report, because I greatly welcome the report. It's really very appropriately timed with the advent of the internet, with modern democracies becoming increasingly vulnerable to disinformation and fake news. We saw it in the United Kingdom with the recent riots when fake news was spread about deaths. Thanks to the work of Western intelligence... 26/06/2024 | 11:30:51 Mister President, most people have difficulty pronouncing my name, so I forgive you. These are three excellent reports. I'm going to concentrate on the one on sanctions. Britain is committed to supporting Ukraine in every way possible against the illegal Russian aggression, but I must say I'm disappointed in the lack of progress we've had so far in having effective sanction. And unlike Mr Roland Rino BÜCHEL from Switzerland, I do believe sanctions can be effective. The reason why they haven't... 25/06/2024 | 10:44:48 Can I first of all confess that I speak with some hesitation on this topic, because I think I'm probably the oldest member present, by a couple of weeks anyway. And nevertheless, that hasn't stopped me in the past and it's not stopping me now. From a British perspective, there are two key threats to our democracy. First is dark money influencing our politics and the second is the increasing level of the disengagement we have, particularly among young people. And the second issue is partly a... 16/04/2024 | 15:59:52 Mister President, I too want to warmly welcome this really excellent report on reconstruction in Ukraine. However, like Ms Yevheniia KRAVCHUK, I want to remind us all that we need to do a great deal more before we are ready to do that, to make sure that Ukrainians win this war. We need to supply more arms and more defensive systems, as quickly as possible, and overcome all the reservations and inhibitions which are preventing particularly some members of this Council of Europe from doing that... 24/01/2024 | 18:56:14 Thank you very much, Madam President. Can I say I greatly welcome this Report and congratulate my good friend Constantinos on a job well done. Can I also welcome, as Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights, my colleague Lord Richard KEEN not just from the United Kingdom, but from Scotland. And he's a great advocate and brings a good forensic skill to the Chair of the Committee, which will be particularly useful in areas like this, where he has a great experience and great...
10/01/2022 | Doc. 15430 | Report Football governance: business and values 03/01/2020 | Doc. 15021 | Report Threats to media freedom and journalists’ security in Europe 09/05/2017 | Doc. 14320 | Report Human rights of older persons and their comprehensive care 25/09/1980 | Doc. 4587 | Report Youth cooperation in Europe
12/09/2024 | Doc. 16036 | Motion for a resolution Media freedom in sport 24/04/2024 | Doc. 15913 | Written declaration Call on Kazakhstan to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention 17/04/2024 | Doc. 15974 | Motion for a resolution Preserving European rural culture and heritage 17/04/2024 | Doc. 15975 | Motion for a resolution Eliminating gender stereotypes in the media 29/01/2024 | Doc. 15917 | Motion for a resolution Socialising at schools: for an inclusive education fostering democratic values
02/10/2024 | Doc. 16040, vote on the draft text for resolution The detention and conviction of Julian Assange and their chilling effects on human rights 01/10/2024 | Doc. 16034, vote on the draft text for resolution Propaganda and freedom of information in Europe 26/06/2024 | Doc. 15998, vote on the draft text for resolution Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 26/06/2024 | Doc. 15998, vote on the draft text for recommendation Legal and human rights aspects of the Russian Federation’s aggression against Ukraine 26/06/2024 | Doc. 16000, vote on the draft text for resolution The role of sanctions in countering the Russian Federation’s war of aggression against Ukraine