"My Lords, I will just follow up on the issue of monitoring and evaluation, in particular on the collection of data. Previously, we have heard the Conservative Front Bench talk about disadvantaged young people, but I want to add young people from minority backgrounds and young people with special educational …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"In terms of other defence partners with Saudi Arabia, particularly the Mecca joint defence agreement between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, how does the UK deployment interact and co-operate with that agreement and its deployment to support Saudi Arabia in its defence?..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, to pick up on a point that I spoke to the noble Lord, Lord Polak, about outside, often people who hate one minority community also hate another. In my case, we said that people who hate us probably hate us both. But can I actually raise a point …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, although we have, sadly, reduced our overseas development aid budget, we nevertheless have this leadership role. Would the Minister at least consider joining with other countries to pool our resources to make sure that we look after the most needy places in the world—whether it is Afghanistan, Sudan …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful for this debate on education and skills policy because ultimately it comes down to one question: are we giving every young person the opportunity to build a good-quality life regardless of where they come from?
"My Lords, I join other noble Lords in welcoming the noble Lord, Lord Lexden, back to his rightful place and thank him for securing this debate. I declare the interest, as other noble Lords have done, that I did not go to an independent school. I went to Park House …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the Minister to his position; I look forward to quizzing him as someone from Sheffield and from a steel-making heritage. I will miss my interactions with his noble friend Lord Leong; I really enjoyed them and wish him well. I will make two points. First, we …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank the Minister for her positive engagement with me on this Bill, at Second Reading and since. I also thank Adam from our Lib Dem office for his help and advice in drafting the Bill, because all I picked up was that there was a need in …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech
"My Lords, I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s Statement. Ever since Mr Rabin’s tragic death in the mid-1990s, the Palestinians have been strung along with the hope of an independent state, and people such as Mr Netanyahu have done everything possible to hinder it. This E1 is the final straw that …..." Lord Mohammed of Tinsley - View Speech