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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Jun 2019
Inequalities

"My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lord Dubs on initiating this very important debate at a crucial time in our nation’s development. I congratulate the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, on his excellent maiden speech. I am sure we will hear a lot more from him in future. I am …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 31 Jan 2019
Social Housing

"My Lords, I also thank my noble friend Lord Whitty for organising this debate and my noble friend Lady Osamor for her excellent maiden speech; no doubt there are many more to come, especially if she sits next to this fellow—he can teach her a trick or two. I also …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Dec 2018
Young People

"My Lords, I add my thanks to the noble Baroness, Lady Armstrong, for initiating this debate. I will focus on forgotten young workers; in so doing I refer to a report, The Forgotten Workers, which highlights the plight of young workers in our economy. Launched a couple of weeks …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 14 Jun 2018
Trades Union Congress 150th Anniversary

"My Lords, I draw attention to my interests as set out in the register. I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Prosser, for initiating this debate. It is a pleasure to speak on this important subject and, in doing so, to recognise the important contribution that the noble Baroness has made …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 16 Apr 2018
Lifelong Learning

"My Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Garden of Frognal, for initiating this debate, which is very important. I have always had a keen interest in lifelong learning. This stems from my days as a trade union official in NUPE/UNISON. NUPE was a union whose members were mainly part-time …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 16 Nov 2017
Older Persons: Human Rights and Care

"My Lords, I also thank my noble friend Lord Foulkes for initiating this extremely important debate. When I reflected on what to say in my five minutes, I intended to talk about something that has not been widely covered: isolation and loneliness among old people. I am going to change …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 13 Jul 2017
Public Sector Pay Cap

"My Lords, I also thank my noble friend Lord Haskel for initiating this debate.

With my union, the National Union of Public Employees, I spent a working lifetime thinking about how to help public service workers to improve their pay and conditions and how to be properly and fairly valued …..."

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Speech in Lords Chamber - Thu 12 Jan 2017
Northern England: Opportunity and Productivity

"My Lords, I too thank my noble friend Lady Massey for instigating this debate. I will speak about the Tees Valley. The IPPR report states that the Tees Valley is going through a transition. That may be so but we have well-worked-out ambitions for growth in four major sectors: advanced …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 06 Dec 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill

"My Lords, I am pleased that the noble Lord, Lord Hennessy, has just crept into his place, because I want to say how much I enjoyed his speech: I see myself as more of a plumber than a poet. I know that the noble Lord did not mean any disrespect …..."
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Speech in Lords Chamber - Tue 15 Nov 2016
Museums

"My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lady Royall for initiating this important debate and I pay tribute to her excellent work in chairing the People’s History Museum. I also thank the director and staff of the museum for their outstanding work and contribution to forwarding the case of learning …..."
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