Substitute
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
29/01/2025 | 10:29:43 Thank you, Mister President. Can I too congratulate Ms Luz MARTINEZ SEIJO on an excellent report on this important issue? History is an incredibly powerful tool, and in the right hands, it can be used to foster democratic citizenship and build mutual understanding. But in the wrong hands, it can be misused to undermine diversity, erode democracy and increase polarisation. But interpretation is the key. And as the old saying goes, there are two sides to every story. Hiding the wide range of... 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...
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
15/01/2025 | Doc. 16095 | Motion for a resolution The role of diasporas and migrants in building social cohesion and progress 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
10/04/2025 | Doc. 16150, vote on the draft text for opinion Draft Council of Europe convention on the protection of the environment through criminal law 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16138, vote on the draft text for recommendation Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council of Europe 09/04/2025 | Doc. 16138, vote on the draft text for resolution Respect for the rule of law and the fight against corruption within the Council of Europe 08/04/2025 | Doc. 16131, vote on the draft text for recommendation Foreign interference: a threat to democratic security in Europe 08/04/2025 | Doc. 16131, vote on the draft text for resolution Foreign interference: a threat to democratic security in Europe