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HANSARDMurder of Henry NowakMy Lords, may I, on behalf of Britain’s peaceful, well-integrated Sikh community of half a million, express our deepest condolences to the family of the young murdered student?…03 Jun 2026HANSARDKing’s SpeechMy Lords, I speak from a Sikh perspective on common concerns for peace and justice in our strife-torn world of today. The poet reminds us that rivers and mountains interpose to…21 May 2026HANSARDUnite the Kingdom MarchMy Lords—20 May 2026HANSARDUnite the Kingdom MarchMy Lords, all communities seen as different experience prejudice. There are no comparative statistics, properly gathered, to show that one community suffers more than others from…20 May 2026HANSARDAnti-Muslim Hostility: Non-statutory DefinitionMy Lords—12 Mar 2026HANSARDPublic Trust in National PoliticsMy Lords, I frequently talk to young people, and they generally feel that we are overfocused on the problems and challenges of the 20th century such as friendships, rivalries and…29 Jan 2026HANSARDMeat LabellingMy Lords—13 Jan 2026HANSARDIran: ProtestsMy Lords, to go back to the original Question, it is difficult to get President Trump’s support for international law when he is on record as saying that he does not agree with…12 Jan 2026HANSARDVenezuelaMy Lords, does the Minister agree that the American action against Venezuela is reminiscent of the school playground, where the leader of our gang, to whom we have pledged…07 Jan 2026HANSARDSouth SudanMy Lords, does the Minister agree that if we really want to help people in places such as South Sudan escape horrendous conflict and suffering, we need to do something about the…01 Dec 2025HANSARDCharities: Advancement of ReligionMy Lords, the founders of different religions put forward straightforward ethical teachings of responsibility in our short journey through the world. Unfortunately, those ethical…26 Nov 2025HANSARDPalestinian RefugeesMy Lords, why are we being so beastly to refugees? This is a Christian country and the Bible reminds us to be kind to strangers “for you are strangers in the land of Egypt”. Sikh…13 Nov 2025HANSARDIsrael: Royal College of Defence StudiesMy Lords, a UN report has found clear evidence of Israeli genocide in Gaza. There is also a campaign of terror by Israelis in the West Bank against Palestinians. Would the…17 Sept 2025HANSARDIndia: MinoritiesMy Lord, it is right that we criticise the treatment of minorities in India, where a historic mosque was demolished to build a Hindu temple, where the Home Minister describes…02 Jul 2025HANSARDChild Sexual Abuse and Rape Gangs InquiryMy Lords, if a medical threat occurs, we tend to find and pinpoint the cause. If there is a threat to social health, we tend to camouflage the cause of the concern. An example is…18 Jun 2025HANSARDEthics and Integrity CommissionMy Lords, would the Minister agree that there is a real danger that ethics and integrity considerations could seriously impede the working of the Government by forcing them to…12 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords—09 Jun 2025HANSARDIsrael and the Occupied Palestinian TerritoriesMy Lords, every day during prayers in this House, we pledge to put aside personal interests, prejudices and partial affections—that is, so-called friendships. Yet, we look in a…09 Jun 2025HANSARDEx-offenders: ReintegrationMy Lords, I declare an interest. I worked for more than 20 years advising the Sikh prison chaplaincy. The Sikh chaplaincy requires Sikh chaplains to liaise with prisoners about to…15 May 2025HANSARDDemocracy and Unelected Strong LeadersMy Lords, democracy is equated with majority rule and can easily become majority bigotry. We see this in the democratic rule of President Trump in the United States, with an…03 Apr 2025