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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 25 Jun 2025
Planning and Infrastructure Bill

"My Lords, I refer to my register of interests: I am the chairman of Faraday Ventures, which was set up to provide social and key worker housing. Therefore, I am understandably keen to support any measures that will encourage the construction of a large quantity of high-quality housing, particularly if …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 23 Jun 2025
Business Rates Reform

"My Lords, what assessment have the Government made of the impact of changing business rates here in London on the West End? High Streets UK has labelled the Bill a bit of a disaster and said it will be bad for growth, bad for investment and bad for jobs, and …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Wed 18 Jun 2025
Child Sexual Exploitation: Casey Report

"My Lords, one of the greatest failings in this horrific case of exploitation was that many, particularly police officers, were afraid to come forward. They felt that they would be accused of being racist and that would be the end of their careers. What support is the Minister going to …..."
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Speech in Grand Committee - Thu 12 Jun 2025
Wildfires

"My Lords, it is a real pleasure to take part in this debate; I congratulate my noble friend Lord Caithness on securing it. I am a born-and-bred Londoner. Wildfires are not really an issue there, except that things have now become so bad that the urban-rural interface encroaches on London; …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 May 2025
Employment Rights Bill

"My Lords, I support Amendments 127, 128 and 139 from my noble friend Lady Penn. I too am a father, so I have an interest in that regard. These amendments will be very useful to the poorest families in the country because currently, only the very well paid get access …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 13 May 2025
Police, Prison and Probation Officers

"My Lords, as I am sure the Minister will know, police services countrywide struggle to recruit members from the black and ethnic-minority communities, and that is mainly because of the very low level of morale among black serving officers. What work is the Minister specifically doing to support the morale …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 May 2025
Police: Stop and Search

"My Lords, as the Minister will know, stop and search removed over 3,500 dangerous weapons from the streets of London and still retains a high level of support among Londoners. What assessment will the Government be making of the Metropolitan Police’s use of the new stop and search charter? Do …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 May 2025
Knife Crime

"My Lords, last month I had the great pleasure of meeting with Mark Prince, who started the Kiyan Prince Foundation after the murder of his 15 year-old son in 2006. Can the Minister say what money is available for these small, community organisations, which are doing this vital, pre-emptive work …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Sat 12 Apr 2025
Steel Industry

"My Lords, I associate myself with the comments about how wonderful it is that the staff have been able to open Parliament on a Saturday to facilitate this very important debate.

Of course the Government had to act quickly—speed is of the essence here—but it remains to be seen whether …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 01 Apr 2025
Knife Crime: Stop and Search

"My Lords, given that the most serious application of disproportionality is the number of young black men, in particular, who are murdered, what work are the Government doing to ensure that police officers have the confidence to carry out appropriate stop and search?..."
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