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HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakMy Lords, I am speaking here in a personal capacity. My condolences go out to Henry Nowak’s family, because what happened to him should never have happened, and the police should…03 Jun 2026HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I want to ask the Minister about data collection, because so many people are passing away before their claims are even looked at. Does he have any data to show how many…02 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, my speech today is on education, and to ask His Majesty’s Government a variety of questions surrounding this important subject, which I am passionate about. This…19 May 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, I did not intend to speak. I spoke in Committee, and I listened to what the Minister put forward and what the noble Lord on the opposite Bench said about the recording…09 Mar 2026HANSARDCrime and Policing BillBut you would not know until it gets to that point: to violence. If you do not start off with where it starts from, you will never get to the end, whether that is from trivial…09 Mar 2026HANSARDVictims and Courts BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as an anti-racism adviser to the Labour leadership. I added my name to Amendment 62 tabled by my noble friend Lady Chakrabarti. I hope noble Lords…11 Feb 2026HANSARDPolice: Vetting, Training and DisciplineMy Lords, what we saw on our TV some weeks ago just goes to show that, since the Macpherson report came out, talking about institutional racism, nothing much has changed. We have…16 Oct 2025HANSARDCrime and Policing BillMy Lords, the policing Bill stands as an important framework for how we, as a society, respond to acts that cause harm and undermine our shared values. Among its many provisions,…16 Oct 2025HANSARDInternational EngagementsMy Lords, my understanding is that the transatlantic slave trade is always talked about as historical, but if slave owners were receiving money until 2015 then it is not…31 Oct 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I, too, went to Rwanda with the noble Lord and, yes, the constitution talks about LGBT rights—but the difference is that those individuals cannot protest, march or make…06 Mar 2024HANSARDSafety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) BillMy Lords, I too was in Rwanda last week, and the noble Lord, Lord Murray, seems to have left out what was said in our last meeting with the UNHCR, which talked about international…04 Mar 2024HANSARDPost Office Horizon Scandal: RacismThe Minister mentioned Wendy Williams as looking into the sub-postmasters. Is it the same Wendy Williams who looked into the Windrush scandal? The mere fact is that the Government…19 Feb 2024HANSARDHousehold Support FundMy Lords, what discussion have the Government had with local authorities about sustaining a local crisis support service, given that the majority of the funding is about to vanish…30 Jan 2024HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and White, WorkforceMy Lords—29 Jun 2023HANSARDEmployment Gap: Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, and White, WorkforceMy Lords, I will mention the disparity report that came out a couple of years ago. It put immigration, race relations, unemployment and education so much further back, so it is…29 Jun 2023HANSARDPolice Uplift ProgrammeMy Lords, even with the police uplift programme, since 2010 there are 9,000 fewer police officers, and 6,000 fewer on the beat in real terms. Does the Minister think that this…02 May 2023HANSARDWindrush: 75th AnniversaryMy Lords, I thank my friend, the noble Baroness, Lady Benjamin, for this short debate. It is very significant at this time as we recognise the rights of workers and the importance…19 Jan 2023HANSARDWindrush: 75th AnniversaryWendy Williams made 30 recommendations. In conclusion, on behalf of those who have been affected, I ask the Government to help right those wrongs by implementing Wendy Williams’s…19 Jan 2023HANSARDMetropolitan Police: Crime and MisconductMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, for this short debate. I welcome the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s commitments to tackle crime and misconduct, but he is not…01 Dec 2022HANSARDSchools Bill [HL]My Lords, I will speak very briefly on Amendment 118B. For generations, there have been interventions that have looked at education, but what needs to change is to make schooling…18 Jul 2022