Representative
Member of the House of Lords
Labour
House of Lords
GB - SW1A 0PW - London
United Kingdom
Working language: English
Declarations of interests:
2026
Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)
23/04/2026 | 10:58:33 Thank you, Chair. I hope you can hear me. In 1918, following the Treaty of Versailles, an important principle was enshrined in international law, that of self-determination. Now, arguably it only applied to European nations at that time, but nevertheless an important principle was established that is now being followed by the people of Ukraine: the idea that nations have the right to determine their own futures and have the right to resist aggressive and unprovoked attacks by other nations... 22/04/2026 | 18:11:20 Madam President, I come from a country where the death penalty was abolished as recently as 1998, and indeed, the jurisdiction... (Some people have already spoken; perhaps they'd allow other people to speak in the meantime.) The Isle of Man jurisdiction abolished the death penalty in 2006. It's recent memory. I speak as somebody who opposes the extension of the death penalty, of course. I speak as somebody who does not welcome the moves that we see in some parts of the world to extend its... 22/04/2026 | 11:56:58 Firstly, I will deal with Amendment 1. So let me deal with Amendment 1. Are there any objections to Amendment 1? I beg your pardon – if no one objects, I will consider the amendments to be rejected. Thank you. Is there an objection to Amendment 1? No. Amendments 1 and 2 to the draft resolution are therefore rejected and will not be called. There are no objections to amendments. Okay. There are no objections. We will now then proceed to vote on the draft resolution contained in Document 16372... 22/04/2026 | 11:56:12 Thank you. The debate is now closed. So we move on now to the consideration of the amendments. The Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination has presented a draft resolution, you will see, entitled "Promoting the Istanbul Convention and improving its implementation: building on the lessons learnt". It's Document 16372. Two amendments have been tabled. Now, I understand that the Chairperson of the Committee wishes to propose to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe that both... 22/04/2026 | 11:45:04 Thank you. I'm afraid we've reached 11:45 a.m., so I had hoped to call one or two more speakers, but time has beaten us. So I now must interrupt the list of speakers. The speeches of members on the speakers' list who have been present during the debate but haven't been able to speak can be given to the Table Office for publication in the official report. Speeches must not exceed 400 words, please. I remind colleagues that typewritten texts can be submitted electronically, if possible, no...
23/12/2025 | Doc. 16313 | Written declaration The detention of Temirlan Sultanbekov
22/04/2026 | Doc. 16375 rev, vote on the draft text for resolution Towards the universal abolition of the death penalty in all circumstances 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16363, vote on the draft text for recommendation Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy 21/04/2026 | Doc. 16363, vote on the draft text for resolution Violence and hate speech against politicians: a threat to democracy 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16297, vote on the draft text for recommendation Elections in times of crisis 27/01/2026 | Doc. 16297, vote on the draft text for resolution Elections in times of crisis