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HANSARDOffice of Communications: ChairMy Lords, we all remember the foundation of Ofcom, when all it was about was spectrum allocations and channel licensing—and now it has the BBC as well. However, the biggest…18 Mar 2021HANSARDRacismMy Lords, 22 years ago Sir William Macpherson declared the Metropolitan Police to be institutionally racist and the law was changed, but little has changed. The Guardian editorial…15 Mar 2021HANSARDSchools: Online LearningMy Lords, I declare my interest as a governor of the Vodafone-supported M-PESA Academy in Nairobi, Kenya, where every one of our 820 children from the poorest communities in the…23 Feb 2021HANSARDEconomy: RemittancesMy Lords, the Minister has admitted how vital remittances are to individual communities and families. Yet most of that money is used on basic purchasing and family needs. Will the…04 Feb 2021HANSARDEducation: The HolocaustMy Lords, yesterday President Biden abolished Trump’s 1776 Commission, which sought to deny the ugly truths about America’s slavery history and its treatment of indigenous…27 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Vaccine TrialsMy Lords, the Government know that there is deep scepticism and distrust, especially in urban and black youth communities and among the under-40s, over the efficacy of the…13 Jan 2021HANSARDCovid-19: Social MobilityMy Lords, we all know that social mobility relies not just on education but on work opportunities beyond education. What work will the Government undertake to bring together…07 Dec 2020HANSARDSustainable Development GoalsMy Lords, given Brexit, can the Minister inform the House of how much UK aid that had gone through the EU will now be exclusively available for UK priorities, and can the likely…12 Nov 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeMy Lords, given that the Minister is announcing yet again somewhat of a perpetual procrastination on the royal commission, can she possibly clear up one matter that her…09 Nov 2020HANSARDSchools: Disadvantaged PupilsMy Lords, given the significant disadvantage of poorer black children, with attainment rates for black Caribbean boys eight points behind those of white boys, will the Government…24 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Recovery StrategiesMy Lords, my gratitude goes to the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, for allowing us to discuss fairness and sustainability in the same conversation. I will focus on fairness, with two…11 Jun 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Public Wealth Investment FundMy Lords, given the heightened and highly appropriate focus on justice and opportunity for black and minority communities, what considerations has the Treasury given to working…09 Jun 2020HANSARDRoyal Commission on Criminal JusticeMy Lords, while I accept the Government’s best intentions to deliver justice, could the Minister inform the House of the precise numbers of prisoners still being held under IPP…03 Jun 2020HANSARDIncome Equality and SustainabilityMy Lords, we are most grateful to the most reverend Primate for his tremendous life example. I wish him well in the future. This is also a moment to be grateful for the welfare…06 May 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation SchemeMy Lords, I am grateful to the Minister for the opportunity for the House to discuss the issues raised by the Wendy Williams review and the Windrush compensation scheme, further…06 May 2020HANSARDCharitable and Voluntary SectorMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Addington, for allowing us to engage in this important conversation together to seek answers. I declare my known interest as chancellor of…30 Apr 2020HANSARDPrisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) BillMy Lords, I remind the House of my interest in the register as founder and chairman of Crime Concern, which gave birth to Victim Support. All of us agree that the Bill is much…28 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationI certainly will, as best I can. I refer to the letter sent to every prisoner by Phil Copple, director-general of prisons, at the beginning of the lockdown. It said that they…23 Apr 2020HANSARDCovid-19: Prisons and Offender RehabilitationMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord German, for giving us this opportunity—23 Apr 2020HANSARDWindrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) BillMy Lords, this is a short Bill of just two paragraphs; I will aim to keep my remarks similarly short. I realise that there is to be a wider debate—the noble Lord, Lord Newby, has…21 Apr 2020