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Non-affiliated Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 18 July 1998

Party was Labour until 20 Oct 2010

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Other offices held in the past

• Member, EU Sub-Committee G - Social Policies and Consumer Protection (21 Nov 2006 to 6 May 2008)
• Member, European Union Committee ( 3 Dec 1998 to 11 Nov 1999)
• Member, EU Sub-Committee F (24 Nov 1998 to 30 Nov 2000)

Recent appearances

• First-cousin Marriage - Question 20 Jan 2025

  My Lords, I welcome the reduction in the number of interrelated family marriages, not only in Bradford; the numbers have also drastically reduced in the Bangladeshi community. I understand that countries such as Saudi Arabia have a significant number of first-cousin marriages. In pursuing the suggestions of the noble Lord, Lord Farmer, about a further awareness campaign, can we also learn...

• Counter-Extremism Strategy - Question 20 Nov 2024

  My Lords, in the last year there has been a 38% rise in attacks against Muslims, and a 33% rise in attacks against people who are Jewish—anti-Semitic and Islamophobic attacks. Will the Government ensure that in their search for solutions to eradicate extremism, leading figures are careful in the language they use and that schools are not unduly targeting young children for early indications...

• Education (Values of British Citizenship) Bill [HL] - Second Reading 18 Oct 2024

  My Lords, I thank the noble and right reverend Lord, Lord Harries. It is a pleasure to follow the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Butler-Sloss. In 1973, as a secondary school student, in the eyes of all my teachers except one, I was visible only through the ancient, preconceived notion of the cultural and religious oppression of women—that higher education was useless for an Asian girl...

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