Paralympic Swimmer, Director London 2012, Technology, Diversity and Inclusion
Today (3 March 2021), in the House of Lords, I am putting forward an amendment to the Financial Services Bill which would increase protection for those who find themselves vulnerable to the sharp practice of ‘lead generators’ when they are seeking debt advice. The amendment is designed to prevent practice of so called ‘lead generation’. …
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Today (22 February 2021) is the first day of Committee Stage for the Financial Services Bill in the House of Lords. I will be speaking in support of several amendments and putting forward three amendments in my own name; to better protect small and medium-sized enterprises, to review financial services regulation and to ensure more …
Establishing a national minimum wage (NMW), and increasing it over time, “signals to citizens that they are right to expect a baseline of economic security through their labour” and has, rightly, been a popular and successful policy since it was introduced in 1998. The Carnegie Trust UK and Learning and Work Institute have produced a …
Today (9th February 2021) I was delighted to take part in the APPG for Apprenticeships event to celebrate National Apprenticeships Week: in itself, an excellent initiative. It was great to hear such positive support and words from the Minister for Apprenticeships, Gillian Keegan MP to kick off the event. The extent, scope and possibilities within …
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The Mayor and Transport for London’s Streetspace programme, intended to “rapidly transform London’s streets to accommodate a ten-fold increase in cycling and a five-fold increase in walking”, has been successfully challenged by way of Judicial Review. This is a significant accessibility win. Transport for London “considered it had an untrammelled discretion to exclude taxis, which …
Why does the disability employment gap persist 25 years after legislation to end disability discrimination in employment was passed? What can be done?
I lost my sight at the age of fourteen. Ironically, one of the most challenging aspects was the fact that people immediately stopped seeing me. The attitudes of those around me became everything. Practical challenges can be solved with practical solutions but access to practical solutions – and the willingness of people to consider, or …
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