3 Former APPG memberships
India (Trade and Investment), Religion in the Media, University of HullDivision Voting information
Lord Parekh voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 1 Labour No votes vs 37 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 94 Noes - 117
Lord Parekh voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 2 Labour No votes vs 125 Labour Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 248 Noes - 209
Debates during the 2019 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
(2 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)
(1 debate interactions)
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
(1 debate interactions)
Department Debates
(4 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
(4 debate contributions)
(3 debate contributions)
Legislation Debates
(803 words contributed)
(535 words contributed)
Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Lord Parekh, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Lord Parekh has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Lord Parekh has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)Commonwealth citizens convicted of a crime in the UK and given a prison sentence will be considered for deportation at the earliest opportunity. Deportation will be pursued where it is conducive to the public good including where a person receives a custodial sentence of 12 months or more, commits an offence that caused serious harm or is a persistent offender. Section 7 of the Immigration Act 1971 provides an exemption from deportation for Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK on 1 January 1973 and ordinarily resident in the UK for at least 5 years before the decision to make a deportation order. The onus is on the person claiming an exemption under section 7 to prove they meet the criteria.
Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (HM Household) (Chief Whip, House of Lords)
1 Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities Questions
(View all Lord Parekh's DLUHC questions)The primary power used by Government to make grant payments to local authorities in England is Section 31 of the Local Government Act 2003 ('Section 31'). This power can also be used to make payments to authorities in Wales.
For Section 31 grants, Government has a long-standing policy to provide funding to local authorities on a non-ringfenced basis. Once the funding is issued local authorities have the flexibility to manage funding according to local priorities and deliver efficiencies, rather than central government trying to control every spending decision. Therefore, where a specific grant is provided to local government this should be non-ringfenced unless exceptional circumstances apply.
The conditions imposed on a particular grant will vary according to the needs of the particular policy. There isn't a single approach for all grants in a particular policy area. As part of this, departments will decide how they want to deal with underspend as a condition of the grant.
For Section 31 grants with a capital element, conditions must be imposed which require the capital element to be used only for capital purposes, enable the capital element to be 'clawed back' if this condition is not complied with, and require a declaration to be made by the recipient that the conditions of the grant have been complied with. These conditions are required to meet accounting rules and audit obligations.