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Written Answers — Home Office: Visas: Armed Conflict (27 Apr 2022)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have to provide special visas to people in war zones who have strong technology skills.

Windrush Compensation Scheme - Motion to Consider ( 6 May 2020)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...1948, the British Government made a desperate call to the Caribbean for workers, but they also got people. My Jamaican father fought for Britain as a sergeant in the Eighth Army in the Second World War. He was one of thousands from the Commonwealth answering the call to help rebuild post-war Britain. When he came to England on the HMS “Windrush”, my father was shocked to see posters...

Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Bill - Second Reading (and remaining stages) (21 Apr 2020)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: My Lords, I thank the Minister for presenting this important Bill to the House. My Jamaican father fought for Britain as a sergeant in the Eighth Army in the Second World War, yet when he came to England on the “Empire Windrush”, he was shocked to see posters warning, “No blacks, no Irish, no dogs.” As my father later remarked, if he had been a black Irish Labrador, he would have been...

International Women’s Day - Motion to Take Note ( 7 Mar 2019)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...with my mother. I cannot think why. There are numerous women of colour who have historically overcome the obstacles of racism and issues connected to gender. They include Mary Seacole, the Crimean War nurse, and the black suffragette, Sarah Parker Remond. Although overdue, last year the first statue of a woman was unveiled in Parliament Square, alongside a line-up of male leaders. This was...

Reconciliation: Role of British Foreign, Defence and International Development Policy - Motion to Take Note (14 Dec 2018)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: My Lords, I, too, thank the most reverend Primate for securing this timely debate. There was much need for reconciliation after the First World War and Second World War. My Jamaican father fought for Britain in the Eighth Army, against the Germans, yet when he came to England in September 1945 he was saddened to see signs warning, “No blacks. No Irish. No dogs”—I guess if you were a...

Written Answers — Department for International Trade: EU External Trade: USA (25 Jun 2018)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the effect of a potential trade war between the United States and the EU on the UK.

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - Second Reading (2nd Day) (Continued) (31 Jan 2018)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...post Brexit, and this is where I will refer to the Commonwealth family. My father came to Britain from Jamaica in the 1940s to do perhaps the most noble job known to mankind—to play cricket for Warwickshire. Although he was born and raised in Jamaica, he felt that he was coming home because he was part of the Commonwealth family. Let us remember that that family comprises 52 nations with...

United States: Foreign Policy - Motion to Take Note (18 Jan 2018)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...boundaries will mean less and less. Perhaps one should remember that there is only one race—the human race. This is why President Thomas Jefferson was right when he said simply: “Enemies in War, in Peace Friends”.

Exports: Africa and the Commonwealth - Question for Short Debate (27 Nov 2017)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: My Lords, I too thank the noble Lord, Lord Popat, for securing this timely debate. I warmly welcome the Minister to her post and I am confident that the House will benefit greatly from her skills. In 1974 a choir of schoolchildren sang a song called “Join Together” at the Commonwealth Games. The song became popular all over the world for its powerful lyrics. Noble Lords may be relieved to...

Commonwealth Summit 2018 - Question for Short Debate ( 2 Nov 2017)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...Commonwealth oversees. But more than the facts, the Commonwealth is a family. My father came to Britain in the late 1940s after serving as a sergeant in the British Eighth Army in the Second World War. As a Jamaican, he was a member of the Commonwealth and, in coming to England, he did not see himself as travelling to foreign parts. He was coming home—to the motherland. Sadly, although...

Brexit and the EU Budget (EUC Report) - Motion to Take Note ( 6 Apr 2017)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...well!”. Will our negotiations with the EU be a good-natured “Strictly Come Dancing” duet or a bad tempered “High Noon” duel? Earlier this week the Prime Minister urged “jaw-jaw” not war-war. I was also encouraged by the comment yesterday by the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, who told MEPs: “We will of course negotiate in friendship and openness...

European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill - Second Reading (2nd Day) (Continued) (21 Feb 2017)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...Court. Brexit is a process, not an event. The passing of the Bill is an essential part of this process. We are privileged to be engaged in the most important season in British history since World War II. But as the Prime Minister, Theresa May, said on 17 January: “We are leaving the European Union, but we are not leaving Europe”. For example, after Brexit we will remain an influential...

Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting — Motion to Take Note (17 Dec 2015)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...the Commonwealth is a family, as was emphasised by the noble Lord, Lord Luce. My father came to Britain in the late 1940s after serving as a sergeant in the British Eighth Army in the Second World War. As a Jamaican, he was a member of the Commonwealth and, in coming to England, he did not see himself as travelling to foreign parts; he was coming home to the motherland. Sadly, although he...

Written Answers — Department for International Development: Immigration ( 8 Jul 2015)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: To ask Her Majesty’s Government what plans they have to improve aid for migrants fleeing war, oppression and poverty, in the light of the events at Calais on 24 June.

Commonwealth Games 2014 — Question for Short Debate ( 8 Jan 2014)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...it is much more than that; it is about the wider Commonwealth family. It was sport that first brought my father to Britain in the late 1940s after serving in the British Army in the Second World War. As a Jamaican, he was a member of the Commonwealth, and in coming to England he did not see himself as travelling to foreign parts. As far he was concerned, he was coming to another part of...

Immigration Rules: Impact on Families — Question for Short Debate ( 4 Jul 2013)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...Britain in the late 1940s when my father was looking for accommodation. Growing up in Jamaica, he had thought of Britain as the mother land. After fighting for the British Army in the Second World War, he was shocked to be asked, when he came to Britain, when he would be going back home to the Caribbean. But after scoring a century for Warwickshire County Cricket Club he changed overnight...

Written Answers — House of Lords: Pensions (25 Nov 2010)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their assessment of the impact of budget cuts on the pensions and benefits of war widows.

Britishness (19 Jun 2008)

Lord Taylor of Warwick: ...sergeant in the British Eighth Army, otherwise known as the Desert Rats. Among his proudest possessions were medals that he won for his part in the battle of Anzio in Italy during the Second World War. My parents were part of a generation of immigrants who came to Britain with a genuine love for the British flag, British royalty and British literature. After the war, my father demobbed to...


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