Lord Sentamu
The Rt Rev. and the Rt Hon. Lord Sentamu
Crossbench
•House of Lords•ActiveMember since 26 April 2021
Parliamentary Activity
Recent Debate Contributions
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Employment Rights Bill
15/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I will begin with an explanation. When I supported the amendment from the noble Lord, Lord Vaux of Harrowden, in Committee, there was concer...
Football Governance Bill [HL]
14/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I simply want to thank the Minister for her perseverance, for staying with the task until it is done, for her humour and for appearing truly...
Renters’ Rights Bill
14/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, first, I support Amendment 105, from the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of Manchester. I am very glad to support him; he and I have worke...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
08/07/2025 • Lords
I thank the noble Lord for giving way. First, was Elizabeth I wrong when she faced a huge Privy Council and said, “It is too large for good governance...
Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill
07/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, first of all, I want to congratulate the noble Baroness, Lady May, for getting legislation about modern slavery on to the statute books. I w...
Giving Every Child the Best Start in Life
06/07/2025 • Lords
I, too, welcome this Statement—it is a wonderful Statement. The Minister’s opening remarks give hope. I have a particular interest, as I have two
View full contribution →Renters’ Rights Bill
06/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I support Amendment 48 from the noble Earl, Lord Kinnoull, not because he is the Convenor of the Cross Benches, although that could be a bon...
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
01/07/2025 • Lords
My Lords, noble Lords will remember that I intervened in a debate when we had been going on for hours and went on to actually address the issue in thi...
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
08/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, when I was a vicar in Tulse Hill in the early 1980s, five young women came to see me. Four had been abused by their fathers. The youngest wa...
Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]
03/06/2025 • Lords
My Lords, I do not want to detain the House for long. I have sat through every stage of the Bill and not uttered a word. I have been absorbing the deb...
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