Recent appearances

• Windrush Generation: 75th Anniversary - Question 24 May 2023

  Does the Minister agree that on the occasion of this anniversary, it would be extremely fitting for His Majesty’s Government to announce that anti-racism should be an explicit part of the national curriculum, to be taught in all our schools in England?

• Water Companies: Customer Bills - Question 23 May 2023

  My Lords, water companies have borrowed £56 billion, even though investment has declined in real terms. Water bills include about £80 to cover interest payments. However, much of the debt is actually intra-group and is used to shift profits and dodge corporate tax. That much was acknowledged by Michael Gove in a speech on 1 March 2018. Can the Minister explain why the Government have...

• Police Uplift Programme - Statement 2 May 2023

  My Lords, as the Minister said, it is not just about hitting a target; it is also about public trust. How concerned is he about the media reports around police recruitment of unsuitable so-called rogue candidates being given jobs, precisely to meet government targets? The police inspectorate has said explicitly that hundreds of people have joined the police in the past three years who simply...

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Labour Peer

Entered the House of Lords on 15 October 2019

Currently held offices

• Member, Education for 11–16 Year Olds Committee (since 31 Jan 2023)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Children and Families Act 2014 Committee (19 Jan 2022 to 21 Nov 2022)
• Member, Youth Unemployment Committee (22 Jul 2021 to 16 Nov 2021)
• Member, National Plan for Sport and Recreation Committee (15 Oct 2020 to 24 Nov 2021)