Lord Collins of Highbury

Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues)

Labour Peer

Profile

Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 24 January 2011

Currently held offices

  • Member, Restoration and Renewal Programme Board Committee (since 22 Feb 2023)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues) (since 21 Feb 2023)
  • Member, Procedure and Privileges Committee (since 22 Feb 2022)
  • Member, Liaison Committee (Lords) (since 3 Nov 2021)
  • Shadow Deputy Leader of the House of Lords (since 20 Oct 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and International Development) (since 2 Sep 2020)
  • Opposition Whip (Lords) (since 17 Oct 2011)

Other offices held in the past

  • Shadow Spokesperson (Cabinet Office) (21 Feb 2023 to 26 Oct 2023)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Equalities and Women's Issues) (15 Apr 2020 to 29 Sep 2020)
  • Member, Finance Committee (Lords) ( 1 Sep 2016 to 8 Nov 2021)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs) (18 Sep 2015 to 2 Sep 2020)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (International Development) (18 Mar 2013 to 2 Sep 2020)
  • Shadow Spokesperson (Work and Pensions) ( 6 Sep 2012 to 18 Mar 2013)

Recent appearances

  • Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 22 Mar 2024

    My Lords, my noble friend’s Bill introduces mechanisms to ensure that the United Kingdom’s Government are better equipped to prevent and respond to genocide and other atrocities. It is a welcome piece of legislation. My noble friend highlighted that the problem with the current generic responsibility across all embassies of examining where genocide might be in the offing is that it often...
  • Genocide (Prevention and Response) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 22 Mar 2024

    My Lords, my noble friend’s Bill introduces mechanisms to ensure that the United Kingdom’s Government are better equipped to prevent and respond to genocide and other atrocities. It is a welcome piece of legislation. My noble friend highlighted that the problem with the current generic responsibility across all embassies of examining where genocide might be in the offing is that it often...
  • Hong Kong Security Legislation - Commons Urgent Question 21 Mar 2024

    My Lords, Andrew Mitchell said yesterday that the legislation is a breach of the Sino-British joint declaration, adding that the United Kingdom decided in 2021 that China was in ongoing breach of that agreement and declaration. Earlier this week, Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said that there were serious concerns raised about the incompatibility of many of its...

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