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)
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... 24/06/2026 | 19:08:11 "Ensuring sustainable food security is essential for maintaining global stability. By solving the issue of access to food and overcoming hunger as a tool of war, the international community can build resilience, and promote sustainable development and long-lasting peace." These are the closing words of the resolution first tabled by our rapporteur Ms Larysa BILOZIR back in October 2024 that led to this report. While I think the broader issue on food security in crisis is well covered in the... 23/06/2026 | 10:32:52 Good morning, Mr Alain BERSET. When you visited the UK last month, you suggested that if the United Kingdom (UK) left the European Convention of Human Rights, it would be a bad signal for Ukraine, which I found disappointing as it was the UK led by Conservative Prime Minister Boris JOHNSON that was first to respond. And, of course, we still stand by Ukraine today. Now, it's 10 years ago today that the people of the UK were asked whether they wanted to stay in the European Union (EU). I voted... 23/04/2026 | 10:37:01 Thank you, Madam President, As President Volodymyr ZELENSKYY said in 2023 in The Hague, “there can be no peace without justice”. Over a quarter of a million crimes due to the aggression of Russia and its various agents have been recorded, of which over 220 000 are war crimes. We must maintain our determination to hold Russia to account for its illegal and barbaric actions in Ukraine, and to ensure that justice prevails. I am very proud that the British government has been a leader on...
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 25/02/2026 | Doc. 16350 | Motion for a resolution A more democratic review of the process for electing the President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
25/06/2026 | Doc. 16412, vote on the draft text for resolution Access of migrants and refugees to healthcare 25/06/2026 | Doc. 16446, vote on the draft text for resolution Women’s access to justice 24/06/2026 | Doc. 16414, vote on the draft text for resolution Silencing critical voices in Azerbaijan 24/06/2026 | Doc. 16420, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Georgia 24/06/2026 | Doc. 16423, vote on the draft text for resolution Ensuring sustainable food security in times of crisis: strengthening resilience and access to food