"My Lords, Pakistan has a history of imprisoning its former Prime Ministers, whether the late Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, who was imprisoned and ultimately hanged, or Nawaz Sharif, who also served time in prison. In November 2019, the UK Government allowed Nawaz Sharif to come to the United Kingdom to receive …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, I start by thanking Adam in the Lib Dem office for his help and support, and my good and noble friend Lord Clement-Jones for his support in guiding and helping me navigate around this Bill. As we have heard, this is emergency legislation and there are question marks …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, I echo the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Addington, that these changes are desperately needed. The system is currently broken and we need to see change. I press the Minister on the issue of the pupil premium, a scheme designed for funding to follow disadvantaged young …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, T-levels have had very patchy coverage, particularly when it comes to the regions, so how is the Government’s communication plan going to be rigorous enough to ensure that V-levels, particularly in subject areas such as digital and engineering, reach out to areas that often do not engage with …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank everyone in your Lordships’ House for their contributions on this group. I also place on record my thanks to the Minister, not only for speaking to me earlier today but for her letter, which she referred to earlier, and for speaking to us before this legislation …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, Amendment 14 would ensure that all regulations under the Bill are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure—or, in simple terms, that both Houses of Parliament get to have a say in and have a vote on any changes that a future Minister or Government make. This is not …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, both amendments in this group are in my name. I start by saying that, despite the fact that we have had a short break since we discussed this previously, we have all had a lot of emails and commentary on the Bill as it has been going through …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, briefly, I offer our support from these Benches to Amendment 11, in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Lister, and to the amendments in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Gerada.