1 APPG Officer Position (as of 18 Jun 2025)
Immigration Detention11 APPG Memberships
Adoption and Permanence, International Students, Internet, Communications and Technology, London, Media, Music, Mutuals, Refugees, University, Women affected by the Criminal Justice System, Humanist14 Former APPG Officer Positions
Digital Crime, Domestic Violence, Domestic Violence and Abuse, Heathrow and the Wider Economy, Heathrow Expansion and Regional Connectivity, Magistracy, Migration, Missing Children and Adults, Psychology, Public Legal Education and Pro Bono, Runaway and Missing Children and Adults, Theatre, Victims of Crime, Women in the Penal SystemDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Department Debates
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Legislation Debates
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Lords initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Baroness Hamwee, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
3 Bills introduced by Baroness Hamwee
A Bill to make provision for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom to be granted to the family members of refugees and of people granted humanitarian protection; to provide for legal aid to be made available in such cases; and for connected purposes.
Friday 17th January 2025
A bill to make provision for leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom to be granted to the family members of refugees and of people granted humanitarian protection; and to provide for legal aid to be made available in such cases
A Bill to make provision for the administration of the affairs of missing persons; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 14th June 2016
Baroness Hamwee has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 2 Written Questions
(View all written questions)1 Department for Science, Innovation & Technology Questions
(View all Baroness Hamwee's DSIT questions)The government is committed to the safe and ethical adoption of AI, including automated decision-making (ADM). We offer relevant guidance in, for example, the AI Playbook. Additionally, government has been working with the Information Commissioner’s Office to explore responsible adoption of ADM.
Given ADM-related changes in the Data (Use and Access) Act, which have widened the circumstances in which ADM can be used but only with stringent safeguards, it is not the most appropriate time for government to review the legal framework governing automation in public decision-making. We will first implement and observe the impact of our reforms.
Minister of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
Statistics on modern slavery are published quarterly. The table sets out the number of positive conclusive grounds decisions issued annually between 2009 and 2024 and the proportion of overall decisions that were positive.
Year | Number of positive Conclusive Grounds decisions issued | Proportion of overall Conclusive Grounds decisions issued that were positive |
2009 | 99 | 67% |
2010 | 245 | 69% |
2011 | 442 | 77% |
2012 | 513 | 80% |
2013 | 685 | 68% |
2014 | 978 | 62% |
2015 | 1,004 | 59% |
2016 | 1,092 | 58% |
2017 | 1,220 | 65% |
2018 | 2,258 | 70% |
2019 | 2,962 | 82% |
2020 | 3,077 | 90% |
2021 | 2,595 | 92% |
2022 | 5,497 | 89% |
2023 | 6,514 | 67% |
2024 | 9,727 | 56% |
The requested data on temporary permission to stay for victims of human trafficking or slavery is not currently available in a verified and published form.
Minister of State (Home Office)