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HANSARDEducation: Recovery Package and Catch-up ProgrammeTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps they intend to take (1) to narrow attainment gaps, and (2) to address racial inequalities, as part of their education recovery package…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation: Recovery Package and Catch-up ProgrammeI thank the Minister for that response, but is she aware that some headteachers feel forced to use the education recovery funds not for that purpose but to plug serious financial…21 Jun 2021HANSARDEducation: Recovery Package and Catch-up ProgrammeMy Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question in my name on the Order Paper, and I highlight my interests in the register.21 Jun 2021HANSARDYouth Justice StatisticsMy Lords, I sat on the David Lammy review into racism within the criminal justice system in 2017, which that laid bare the shocking data that 45% of youth incarceration was black,…10 Jun 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: EthnicityI thank noble Lords for giving me the opportunity to begin this crucial debate. I wish it were longer, but an hour is better than nothing. I am particularly pleased that we are…27 May 2021HANSARDChild Poverty: EthnicityTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the review by the Office for National Statistics Child poverty and education outcomes by ethnicity , published on…27 May 2021HANSARDCommonwealth War Graves Commission: Historical Inequalities ReportMy Lords, I welcome the apology by the Government. In life, hundreds of thousands of African and Asian soldiers, many of whom were coerced into the British Army, were treated with…26 Apr 2021HANSARDCommission on Race and Ethnic DisparitiesMy Lords, yesterday was a momentous day. Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering George Floyd. President Biden responded by stating that we must acknowledge and confront…21 Apr 2021HANSARDImmigration: Skilled Migrants from Commonwealth CountriesTo ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of reports that highly skilled migrants from Commonwealth countries who have lived in the United Kingdom for 10 or…19 Apr 2021HANSARDImmigration: Skilled Migrants from Commonwealth CountriesMy Lords, my understanding of the Home Office data, supported by the Migrants’ Rights Network, shows that all highly skilled migrants who have been refused indefinite leave to…19 Apr 2021HANSARDGypsies, Travellers and Roma: Racism and DiscriminationMy Lords, I declare my interest in the register. I have spoken to many Roma, Gypsy and Traveller leaders, such as Zeljko Jovanovic from the Roma Initiatives Office and Yvonne…25 Mar 2021HANSARDGypsies, Travellers and Roma: Racism and DiscriminationTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to reports of the blacklisting of Irish Travellers by Pontins, what steps they are taking to tackle racism and discrimination against…25 Mar 2021HANSARDRacismTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination on 21 March, what steps they are taking to tackle (1) institutional,…15 Mar 2021HANSARDRacismMy Lords, Covid-19 has had a devastating and disproportionate impact on black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. This disease has laid bare and exacerbated racial structural…15 Mar 2021HANSARDStop and SearchMy Lords, this is an honest and fair report. I declare my interest as a board member for Police Now, which seeks to recruit graduate police officers, particularly from black,…03 Mar 2021HANSARDStop and SearchDoes the Minister agree with me that this disproportionality, which alienates so many youths and puts off so many of them from joining the police, must change? We must police by…03 Mar 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I shall speak in favour of Amendment 151, tabled by the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Gloucester. I want to start by commending the right reverend Prelate, the…08 Feb 2021HANSARDDomestic Abuse BillMy Lords, I shall speak in support of Amendments 89, 93, 102, 106, 107 and 108. It is a great pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Rosser. I hope that I will not duplicate much…01 Feb 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Working Parents and School ClosuresMy Lords, I am sure it will not be lost on noble Lords that today is Martin Luther King Jr Day. It is in his spirit of fighting for social and racial justice that I make a…18 Jan 2021HANSARDCoronavirus Job Retention Scheme: Working Parents and School ClosuresTo ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the report published by the TUC Working mums: Paying the price published on 14 January, what action they plan to take to support…18 Jan 2021