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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 May 2025
Ex-offenders: Reintegration

"To ask His Majesty’s Government what support they are providing for ex-offenders to support their transition from life in prison and their reintegration into society...."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 May 2025
Ex-offenders: Reintegration

"My Lords, I thank the Minister for his Answer. Although most prisoners will of course be looking forward to their release, there will be those also for whom release will be difficult or even traumatic, particularly some of those who have served many years in prison and who may miss …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 May 2025
Immigration System

"My Lords, the White Paper rightly recognises the role that successful integration plays in enabling people to realise their full potential and increasing community cohesion. It particularly highlights the importance of language learning. Yet this, though important, is not the sole factor that influences the extent to which someone is …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 15 May 2025
Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

"My Lords, I am very glad to see the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Spielman, on the speakers’ list for this debate; I look forward to her maiden speech and her future contributions to this House.

We all need to acknowledge the understandable frustration, felt from government downwards, about …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2025
Integration and Community Cohesion

"My Lords, I sincerely thank the noble Baroness, Lady Verma, for securing this important debate. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Raval, on his excellent maiden speech, and I look forward to the maiden speech of the noble Lord, Lord Rook. I thank the noble Lord for all the work …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Mar 2025
Tell MAMA: Funding

"My Lords, I welcome the Government’s launch of a new working group to provide a definition of Islamophobia. I ask the Minister: whom does this group plan to consult, both within and beyond the Islamic community, to inform that definition and ensure that it accounts for the lived experience of …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Feb 2025
Holocaust Memorial Day

"My Lords, it is an honour to participate in this debate. I anticipate hearing many more thoughtful and powerful contributions like those we have already heard, and look forward to hearing the words of the noble Lord, Lord Katz, who will follow me. I congratulate him on making his maiden …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 21 Jan 2025
Homelessness

"My Lords, according to data from the Ministry of Justice, the proportion of all prison leavers who were released homeless in 2023-24 was 13%. Considering that people are 50% more likely to re-offend if they are homeless, what steps are the Government taking to reduce rates of homelessness among prison …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 06 Dec 2024
Social Cohesion and Community during Periods of Change

"My Lords, I am sure that on these Benches and more widely, all of us as Bishops will register and take to heart the searching and challenging words of the noble Baroness, Lady Berridge, and I thank her for them. We recognise the urgency and centrality of independent scrutiny in …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 09 Sep 2024
Anti-Muslim Prejudice and Hate Crime

"My Lords, some of the most valuable and effective work that is being done to improve community relations, and so to counter religious hate crime and prejudice, is at a local and grass-roots level; for example, in Walsall we have community iftars, church-mosque twinnings, multifaith drama groups, and so on. …..."
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